In the Shift Happens video, I was surprised at some of the numbers presented. Such as the text messaging slide, where the video stated that there are more text messages in a day than there are people. I think that although some would say we are losing communication skills, we are also gaining easier connections to people further away. As with anything, the pros and cons of technology depend on the person using it.
Another fact that made me think was the slide about how we are preparing students for jobs that don't exist yet. I find this to be a true yet fascinating concept. Just today I had read about a young nine-year-old boy in China who created and wrote the programming for a finger painting application for the iPhone for his younger siblings. The father said his son had been using computers since he was two. This is just one example of how children are more suited for this new world of high tech than many of us are at this stage in our lives.
Also, the slide about students pursuing technical degrees was not all that surprising to me. I have a degree in Multimedia Design Technology, and from the beginning they told us that what we were learning in class would be outdated by the time we graduated. It was because of this fact, that all professors would always update us on what new technology was out there and what we may have to learn later in life. They were always big proponents of keeping your ear to the ground to keep up on the new technologies that we would have to learn. Even if it was just an update to the new Adobe Suite, we would have to become acclimated to the new features.
Overall, I think that Shift Happens is a good video for anyone to watch, but especially for those who don't really keep up with the newest technologies out there.
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