Tech-driven Teen Gifts

"Let's see who can go the longest without looking at their phone. On your mark, get set, you win."

This is a 'text book' it's a bit like a website but printed on paper.

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

Text Culture

"I don't know what else we can do. He won't look up from the screen!"

"I can't find my other boot. I need to be rebooted."

"Isn't there an app for this?"

"Could you repeat that word?"

"Swiping won't cut it sonny-boy, you have to physically walk to the next painting."

'An encyclopedia? I don't know. Let's look up what it is on Wikipedia.'

"I hate you! You don't understand me and you don't understand my software!"

"Yes, you were born into the era of passwords and user-names. . . why do you ask, Mycat_2014?"

'You can stick your filthy shell. I'm listening to the Arctic Monkeys.'

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

'This program is geared towards the youth market. You give it up to five commands and it closes down in a huff!'

"Knapsack? It's a solar-powered, bluetooth, Wi-Fi, self-charging, two shoulder GenPak with smartphone charger and GPS."

"My mom's restricting my phone. She says I don't have enough Selfie Control."

'I won't be writing this year, you can find my list on my blog.'

'If it 'tells' the time, why do I have to look at it?'

"No, I don't play. I just watch people play on the internet."

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

Social Networking.

Go Play Outside - it's so real, you kids will almost smell the virtual fresh air!

'Relax, dad, I haven't been in a classroom for months because all my college classes are online!'

The whole family can't wrench a teen away from his computer.

Child hooking into a television

You don't have to explain the software to me. I wrote it.

"I'm asking you to write your name on the board. Surely you don't need your smart phone to help you spell your name!"

"I'll be glad when this is over and Sarah can be herself again."

"Would you mind adjusting the vibrate on your phone? There's a seismologist on TV claiming there's been an earthquake in our neighborhood."

nstead of looking at fish bowl, a kid watches the fish on TV as they are being video taped.

"He has the tweeting skills of a man twice his age."