This week we began our lesson on archeology. Students were asked to make a brochure style pictorgram as if it were going to be viewed by later generations in a museum. In their "cave drawings" the students were given examples of what to include such as their religion, the kinds of food they ate, hobbies/clubs, etc. What surprised me was when I was looking around the room I noticed a few students were using app icons. I took a closer lol and I found they were the Snapchat, Facebook, and Netflix apps. When I asked the student why she chose these images for the brochure she answered, "Because they are my life!" I wasn't exactly sure what to say but I felt some concern. As a generation, technology plays an enormous role in the lives of teenagers. I'm reserving judgement whether it's good or bad but my feeling is that technology should be a part of your life but not the main part. I wonder what future archeologists will have to report on our use of technology in the 21st century?
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