I really enjoyed this book.
It wasn't filled with any
ah-ha moments
and really wasn't anything new.
And to be honest,
there were times it got quite dry.
However,
the idea and thoughts behind
this made me think
about how I treat
Facebook and other apps.
Gardner and Davis look at how
the digital era affects teens
in three areas;
identity, intimacy and imgaination.
They do not say apps are bad,
but show how we've changed with apps,
how today's generation
is different through apps.
A great example is the idea of
getting lost.
I remember being lost.
Trying to figure out where I was.
But today,
my iPhone guides me.
Last year,
I had a unit on migration.
With my Grade 2 students,
we discussed what was important to take with us
when we moved.
Photographs were not something
my students thought of,
since they were all on their phones.
But I digress.
The App Generation
is a good read.
There's no new ideas
but it does make you
think about how our lives have changed.
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