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?"

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

"Could you repeat that word?"

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

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

I just hope my doctor is not on twitter too!

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

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

Lemonade Stand With Free Wi-Fi

I wish you kids would get off your electronics and learn a practical skill. Work with your hands! What does he think we're doing?!! Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap.

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

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

"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."

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

Child hooking into a television

"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!"

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

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

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

Social Networking.

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

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

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

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