Reflection 4

What?
I went home three weeks ago my brother showed me a new animation he had created with his HD program on his desktop. I was shocked at the clarity and the skill it took to create the 10 minute short. After I watched it two times, I decided to have him show me how he created it. I was blown away by the amount of patience and knowledge it took. I would have struggled creating a minute presentation of that caliber.
So What?
Even though I starting learning about computers when I was in fourth grade, I still feel like a digital immigrant. Looking at my household ranging from ages 50-14 there is a significant generational gap that has occurred. My dad and mom struggle with learning new programs and operating the computer, while my kid brother is a computer whiz. I tend to fall in between the two, I am not a native but I am (by no means) a digital immigrant.
Now What?
Seeing the major gap between those that were raised in a technologically savvy world and those that haven't has cause me to ponder what the next generation will be like? Will students be learning their ABC's on the computer? Will all standardized testing be via computer? I wonder if students will have to turn in "hard copies" of their homework in upcoming years. Who knows what the classroom will look like in ten years time, or five years for that matter?!