Saturday, January 24, 2009

Did You Know? Shift Happens

WOW! That’s my reaction to the “Did you know – Shift Happens” movie found at Did You Know? . I’ve worked in an office for 15 (short) years. The mouse was introduced to me about 12 years ago. I remember part of our training to “get used to” the mouse was to play solitaire. Needless to say, I quickly mastered the mouse!

This movie really puts modern technology in perspective! I had NO IDEA of the rapid progression!!! It’s actually overwhelming. A computer is such a massive source of information. While shopping for a new cell phone recently, I was introduced to the IPhone. How is it possible to have the world at your fingertips in a CELL PHONE? I got my very first cell phone 13 years ago, only because I was pregnant and had an hour commute to work every day. It was a “bag phone”. TODAY, I can actually pay my mortgage while sitting at the red light at the intersection of Schillinger Rd. and Airport Blvd. The picture below is of the good ole' ... "bag phone".
According to the movie, “Over 70% of 4-yr-olds have used a computer.” My 12-year-old daughter, Hannah, cannot drive a car or vote, but she has a MySpace, FaceBook, YouTube, GMail, Hotmail, and Yahoo accounts. Hannah has 333 friends on MySpace. I had NO IDEA she was such a popular kid. She CLAIMS to know all these kids…yeah, right. Hannah has had a cell phone for two years now. She can type at least 50 words per minute on her phone! I’m pretty quick with texting, but I believe that she’s got me beat hands-down.



Pictured to the right is my little Drama Queen...





I definitely agree with the ending remarks of this movie. I hope we, as a society, can keep up with the ever-advancing technology! Our kids need the best education possible utilizing every resource available! The school system should continue to supply qualified teachers, BUT without ANY budget concerns! Our government should ensure adequate funding to make this happen, too! Children are our future, so we all must focus on education as top priority.

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