Technology

Maddie is off reading bedtime stories with her Daddy. Gotta love when the wee one goes to bed....the house is so blissfully quiet. Her and I just got finished watching old school Mickey Mouse cartoons on my iphone and it got me wondering what the implications of all this technology is going to mean for this next generation. My first memories of computers was in 5th grade and it was at school in computer lab which my class got to visit once a week. The monitors were huge, but the screens were about 6 inch squares and green. I remember playing Oregon Trail once a week and watching the horrible graphics in amazement.

Right now my 2 year old daughter can tap the screen of my iphone and play cartoons, and can back up and play the funny parts over again. She can sit at the computer and talk to her Grandma and Papa live and actually see them thanks to our webcam. She can carry around a tiny pocket sized MP3 player with thousands of songs on it and she can watch movies in the car. My goodness that would have been fantastic when I was a kid and was stuck in the back of my parents 1970s style van for 13 hours on vacation! My kids are going to have such a different childhood than I had. I don't necessarily think its negative or positive.....I can think up arguements for both.

Oh the possibilities Maddie will have as she grows and technology advances. Its going to be a wild ride!