Blog #6

We live in a technological world where the generation has grown up with all technology imaginable. I remember where the excitment of getting a flip phone in the 8th grade. Now kids are getting iPhones at the age of 10 and it is common to see. The use of game systems are also common among kids. "Connected, But Alone?" is a video on how kids interact with the technological world and are always "connected" on any device yet that's the only form of connection they know. Face-to-face social interaction has slowly depleted amongst kids. Kids lack certain social and communication skills thanks to texting and other forms of messaging vs. conversing in person. With the daily rise of technology, will that affect this problem even more as the time goes on? How will communication skills be in 10+ years when we are even more affected by the even more advanced technology?