Welcome to the Digital Generation. I absolutely loved this video.  The music in the beginning really pulls you in and grabs your attention. I agree with idea that technology is an "essential component of everyday life".  I think that as adults who have not grown up in this digital age we tend to negate or not realize this fact. As an educator, we see the cell phone in class as the students biggest distraction. However, are we taking into consideration how often we as adults check our cell phone. We use it to communicate both through text messages and emails.  We use it tell time and keep track of our engagements. We use it as a calculator. Image what uses the students could come up with if we allowed them to use them in class.  If we allowed them that empowerment.

Edutopia.org (nd). Welcome to the Digital Generation. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-project-overview-video