Don
Tapscott is a one of the leading authorities on innovation, media and the
economic and social impact of technology, and his view on teens and technology is optimistic, encouraging and affirming.
In 1997 when I took over as the Director
of Academic Technology at The Fenn School, I read several books on the impact
technology was projected to have on education, youth and society. Tapscott’s, Growing
up Digital became my favorite along with Nicholas Negroponte’s BeingDigital. What I remember still from my readings 17 years ago was Tapscott’s
belief that the Net Generation was going to think and create differently, and
we needed to harness that.
As I have been observing my own behavior with technology,
mindful at times, mindless at others, I began to wonder what Don Tapscott
thinks today. He published Grown
Up Digital in 2008 with the
sub-title, How the Net Generation is Changing Your World. That feels like a long time ago in technology years when the iPhone only appeared in 2007.
In my quest to find out what Don thinks today, I found this
short interview that says it all. Today I leave this short clip for your
reflection, and I will follow up tomorrow on some questions I have for Don.
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