Tech-savvy Millennial Gifts

"Which one is the emoji for immense relief, coupled with general underlying disappointment, tinged with cynicism, anger and apprehension?"

"Can I spend night at Cruz's house? Por favor? Tu R's bst eva paps!"

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

'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.'

"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.'

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

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

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

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!'

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

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

Social Networking.

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

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

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

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

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

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

"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!"

Child hooking into a television

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

"Sure, this camp has swimming, games, fishing, horseback riding and rock climbing. But, does it have Wi-Fi?"

"Its's a beautiful day. Why don't you play outside?"

Children sitting in bumper cars playing on their cellphones.

"My homework is not done because our home modem is tool slow for downloading the answers."