One thing I've found is that kids aren't as good with technology outside the guardrails as you'd expect.
People mistake "good at using the ipad" for being good with technology. Then the button they always press doesn't work and they're totally lost as to what to do next.
If we want to have a next generation of technologists, we're going to have to work to make sure kids are getting a solid foundation of technology early. My next book is going to be a sort of introduction to computer technology wrapped around an introduction to programming, I'll probably use it later to help my son get into computers properly. You know, back in my day computers came with manuals and massive nerds could sit and read through the manuals!
People mistake "good at using the ipad" for being good with technology. Then the button they always press doesn't work and they're totally lost as to what to do next.
If we want to have a next generation of technologists, we're going to have to work to make sure kids are getting a solid foundation of technology early. My next book is going to be a sort of introduction to computer technology wrapped around an introduction to programming, I'll probably use it later to help my son get into computers properly. You know, back in my day computers came with manuals and massive nerds could sit and read through the manuals!
Yes I do! No idea in retrospect how I typed all that stuff out with the attention span I had at the time.
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