What+Adults+Don't+Get+About+Technology...

 “You’re grounded!”

Normally the first words out of a parent’s mouth after a long day playing Xbox, surfing the net, or texting your “BFF.”

Where on earth did our parents become so clueless to today’s technology?

They do not realize that doing things like surfing the net and playing video games can help us throughout life.

We can become more knowledgeable with computers, be able to understand technology, and maybe even connect it to our future jobs.

The technology of today’s teens (us) is highly misunderstood by parents, here is why.

We will be able to understand technological ways of speaking.

There are so many terms and such that the world of technology uses.

The words sometimes make little or no sense, but after you set up your Xbox or computer, you quickly learn some of that language.

For example; I had no idea what a USB cable was until I had problems with my Xbox Live and I had to get a new router.

The guy asked me if I knew what it was and I gave a blank face.

I now know what a USB cable is because of Xbox and I have been able to help fix my sister’s camera and my printer because of it. After my time surfing the net and working with videogames I have learned many terms like USB, router, Ethernet, T1 line, and a lot more which I know will be helpful in the long run.

We can become more knowledgeable with computer.

Since surfing the net is done on the computer we can become more familiar with typing and computer language over the net.

I feel that by just having a myspace and facebook I have understood so much more technological speaking and talking.

I have also increased my typing speed by about 30 by just having AIM.

It’s weird but true.

By surfing the net, playing on the computer, and being an Xbox junkie we can make our future jobs easier.

If you want to become a Secretary you have to have a certain typing speed.

Let’s say you want to start a business selling real estate, and you have had a myspace and worked on the computer you are going to know how to use the internet and the computer accessories.

If you’re an Xbox junkie there is probably a good chance the thing has broken down on you so you had to go somewhere to get some sort of cord to fix it.

Well after awhile of doing this you begin to get some knowledge of cords and things of that sort.

There you go install car stereos, electrician, and even just to pull off tricky do-it-yourself projects.

Pretty much in the end parents have no idea about Xbox, surfing, or AIM.

So, if your one of the many whose parents bother you about spending too much time on Xbox print this out and give it to them it might help.

If it doesn’t well tell them how you feel, which probably won’t, so just hang in there and keep playing. 

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