I thought a lot today about teenagers, and the crazy amounts of technology that is available to them. I consider myself "born digital," but I know in actuality, I have been re-born digital. I did not have the technology that is available to teenagers today.... not even close.
I remember calling my mom from a payphone at the mall, getting so angry I was wasting quarters when she didn't pick up. I remember sitting at the computer, watching every second I was online because it we paid for the internet by the minute. The most complex computer class I had in high school, was typing class.
If I was a teenager today, how would my life be different? Texting, Facebooking, YouTubing... all at my fingertips. Would I perceive my future differently? Would I have been more connected with the world - instead of just my neighborhood?
With the opportunity this gives teenagers, I also think about the repercussions. When is access to information too easy? Porn and violence at a click of a button. Maybe things are not so different, maybe I am undervaluing a young minds ability to filter these images and messages... but I have been thinking about it... a lot.
