It's also just good exposure to the technology. Their whole generation is focused around (technology). Ninety percent of them already have used digital cameras. This is what's going on in their lives.

It's giving them an idea they could actually do this, instead of going into college as an undecided major. You're giving them that background to say.

They're just having so much fun. I think they need this break during the school day when they get out of their seats, get creative and learn, but in a different medium.

I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the ways people choose to communicate. If I had a theme song, it would be that lovely song 'I'm Old-Fashioned,' as sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

We live during a time in which some shoppers shiver all Thanksgiving night only to trample one another to death in a sunrise race through the electronics store to buy gaming consoles that allow them to create avatars of themselves.

Here though, there are no oppressors. No one's forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You no longer pick up on basic human communication clues. You're at a table with three humans, all of whom are looking at you and trying to talk to you, and you're staring at a screen! Searching for strangers in... Dubai!