It is amazing to me how well our five kiddos can traverse the world of technology. I realize I am not ancient by any means but, the stuff these peeps are capable of far outweighs anything I can do! I was just talking the other night about taking typing in junior high school...which I am always corrected is now middle school! I think typing and a few computer classes were the extent of my technological background upon graduating high school. Our three girls have been immersed in the technology world since kindergarten. Apryl and Alexys have been doing student led conferences by power point since second grade!! They have made brochures, done research papers, not to mention the countless book reports and numerous short stories they have written all on the computer. More often than not, their work needs to be typed in order to be turned in. This does not include the gaming devices and phones they are using each day. Which brings me to our boys! They can very easily make their ways through the world wide web (with parental blocks in place)! They enjoy Hot wheels.com, Nickjr.com, and watching funny animal videos on YouTube! Addy is a big fan of Barbie.com and monsterhigh.com. She too can navigate her way to any sight she likes! All three of our youngest kiddos can work the Wii, the DVD player along with the one in the car, the play station and VCR---yes, we still have one, and dad's pride and joy the TV. Now when I am having difficulty getting the TV to do what I want, I ask Garhett or Brenden. They know which input the TV needs to be on for whatever we are trying to do! I was a little ashamed when Garhett yelled at me while I was trying to get the Wii started for them a while ago..."Mom! It's HDMI #4!!!". Yikes! I am happy to stick with what I am familiar with. Typing! If I need to figure out how to download Angry Birds I will ask one of our four year old boys!
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