I would consider myself a digital native. Although I am not as computer savvy as Alison or Rachel :) I have been exposed to various forms of technology since as early as elementary school. I was able to define four out of the six terms on the Digital Natives quiz, and have been exposed to/ used all four of the other digital terms included in the quiz. I have been familiar with Instant Messaging since early middle school, and currently use texting, blogging, and wikis such as Wikipedia (or YouTube might even apply to this) on a regular basis.
I think I would consider my digital competency to be much more advanced than what Tompkins would refer to as "emergent". However, not unlike Tompkins descriptions of emergent literacy learners, I have learned about technology by observing and participating in real life settings. I also am able to recognize digital concepts, even if I am unable to fully describe them or use them, which is similar to Tompkins description of emergent literacy learners abilities. I would consider my digital/technical competency to be somewhere between beginning and fluent in accordance with Tompkins descriptions of developing readers and writers.
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I like ow you related the idea to emergent literacy. I was having a hard time making a connection between the two, because it is hard to see division between stages. I think most people our age are probably not in the emergent stage, but somewhat like you between beginning and fluent.
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