Tapscott part 1

 When I started reading part one of “Grown Up Digital” I immediately started subconsciously agreeing with the authors observations of our net generation. Don Tapscott talks about how the net gen is smarter, faster, and more distracted than the earlier generations ever were. With the plethora of information and resources provided by the digital age, this is hardly a statement you can argue. However one thing you have to look at when considering these statements is that we have tools that earlier generations never had. Cellphones are a major culprit for this argument. With most teens, adults, and even children owning cellphones the world is just a few button clicks away. Most phones these days have internet capabilities which allow these children to gain access to any information their little hearts desire. You can open up your phone and see what is happening on the other side of the world, learn how to pick a door lock, or even collaborate with your friends on projects via the net. With cellphones being the most common piece of technology that is accessible to children its easy to see why the net gen is becoming smarter at a faster rate earlier in life. If earlier generations had access to this kind of technology I feel that the results would have been the same. People are curious by nature and driven to learn regardless of what it is that they are learning. Now if you factor in all the new technology you can really see why the net generation is so successful. With computer technology constantly advancing and all the new ways to learn the possibilities are endless.