This is an interesting post by Wired Magazine about things that modern kids may never know or experience. The full list is here: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/
But these pop out at me from their list:
- Playing music on a audio tape using a personal stereo
- The scream of a modem connecting
- Wondering if you can afford to buy a RAM upgrade
- Recording a song in a studio
- Newspapers and magazines made from dead trees
- Typewriters
- Getting lost – with GPS coming to more and more phones, your location is only a click away
- Not knowing who was calling you on the phone
- Writing a check
- A physical dictionary (either or spelling or definitions)
Peace (in the changing world),
Kevin
I listened to a great program on CBC radio just yesterday about how getting lost is a phenomenon that is disappearing. Because we are so connected with GPS technology, people don’t discover a new place in the same way. Many people may lose their ability to find their way when they get lost, or to give and understand directions. Interesting.