I am so behind the technological times. Today, for the first time ever, I asked Siri a question. I've had my iPhone since August. I hopped on the podcast bandwagon in December - and how long have podcasts been around? I may have a Twitter account, but I have never tweeted in my life. And, I still don't own a tablet. Wow. That was just too many confessions in a row!
Regardless, I do see many benefits and advantages to technology. And the times have caught up to us here in Africa. Tonight, I was trying to help some of the kids with their geography homework. However, the answer to the question, "Name the two plateaus in Tanzania," was not in the book. So I tried to look it up online using my phone. There was just no signal, though.
In an attempt to help me, John, of the Standard 7 boys asked me, "Did you ask Google?"
Me: "Google is not working right now."
John: "Did you ask Twitter?"
Me: "Umm, I don't think Twitter will know the answer."
John: "Did you ask Facebook?"
Me: "I don't think Facebook will know the answer since most of my friends live in America."
We ended up just guessing the answer. I was quite surprised at John - where did he learn about Google and Twitter and Facebook? It seemed as though he had some sort of understanding of those websites. I guess he may have learned it from computer class at school.
