Technology - Thing #11

Technology - what a blessing that sometimes I despise! I don't spend near the time at the computer as the males in my family, and they usually forget that I am technologically challenged. My husband is an IT specialist at his job, and feels that if he tells me some technology thing once, I should remember it for all-time. My brain, however, is usually going in six (or more) directions at a time, and does not process techie things the way his does. My oldest two sons are also techies, and use the computer, cell phones, etc. constantly to stay in contact. I also have 2 daughters and another son who stay connected and up to date on things with technology, like Facebook, as do my younger sisters (the youngest of whom just turned 40). So, I need to get connected in order to stay in touch.
It won't be long until my 9 month, 9 1/2 month, and 2 year old grandsons are more tech-savvy than I! They love to sit on our laps and reach for the cell phone or keyboard when they are around. And I see the kindergarteners at out school using the laptops to learn on, as well as the SmartBoards that the school now has. So this NELearns2.0 is very important for me to work through and learn new things. Some of them are really interesting to me, and some I will probably never use again. But for the sake of the patrons at the library, my family and friends, I need to at least be exposed to them. So, thank you for offering this.