Take advantages of students' knowledge of technology

I was born in 1987, but I admit that I am not a technology person. I do prefer the traditional way, such as taking notes by hand, not typing, or reading paper version of the book, not the electronic one. Sometimes, I feel that I am far behind my peers in terms of using technology (It took me a long time to learn how to type fast when I prepared for TOEFL IBT in that I never typed my composition in a exam before).
I notice the existing of "generation gap" which was discussed in Thorne and Payne's (2005)article. My dad, a math teacher in middle school, never uses technology in his classes. He recently has learned to use PPT, and told me that he is done with all technology thing, and would prefer the traditional blackboard. However, for those who are younger than me, like my cousins, they are really good at all computer and technology stuff. They are fascinated about Facebook, skype, MSN, etc. They always say "You're out", or "welcome to 2 years ago" when I turn to them for some technology things that seem amazing to me.
I would say teachers can take full advantage of digital natives' knowledge of technology, such as discussing on Facebook, grouping meeting via Skype. Students are interested in technology and also more professional than their non-digital native teachers or parents.