I have been thinking about how the technology my daughter will grow up with is so much different from when I was a little girl. When I was little I remember my parents renting a VCR so we could watch movies. At this time people did not really own their on VCR....we also did not get a computer until I was in junior high and at this time getting on the Internet required a dial up network.
Last night while watching the Academy Awards in HD on our plasma I could not help put to laugh a little when I thought of how different my daughters experience with technology will be. She will grow up watching her Disney movies in Blue Ray on a plasma TV with HD and surround sound. The colors are so vivid that the characters could practically jump off of the screen. She will also probably go to kindergarten with her own laptop and a cell phone (this might be an exaggeration). In junior high I thought I was super cool when my parents bought me a pager. Now kids have cell phones that can go on the Internet, text message, send photo's and video footage. I can't help but to wonder how or if the new technology will impact her life. Also, what new advancements in technology will she see as she grows up? How will her experience in school be different from my own? Long gone are the days of the card catalog in the library. Will she miss out on some of the quaint things I remember about elementary school? It is hard not to wonder if all of the new technology will give her a "richer" educational experience. I am interested to see what new advancements will arise as she grows up and becomes a teenager.
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