Roy Christopher and Others

Today, during third and fourth period, our AP classes had the opportunity to engage in an educational chat with Roy Christopher and other guests. The details of new and old technology were discussed and how they affect our generation and others to come.

Notes: Pre-Chat

- "The medium is the message," is a symbolistic way to say that it's all about perspective when a message is delivered
- Writing is a self-expressed way to tell a story or pass on tradition
- Marshalling (borrowing to make whole or complete) could be used in technology or in hip-hop (remix sampling)

Notes: During Chat

- Christopher went from the BMX world of interest to web design from friend influence
- started out as just a hobby of writing; taken over by the Internet sensation
- analog v.s. digital- both are a struggle and a natural idea but more of a struggle due to the threats of procrastination
- Christopher's path: BMX articles -> new media/science -> wrote and self-published book for websites
- "remix culture"- way to mix different cultures together and giving access to everyone interested or involved; adds to the new generation
- pop culture could be considered a blue print for the 21rst century culture
- advent horizons: new discoveries in technology that create a sensation and develop the next generation's idea on technology (TV in the 50's-60's, web in the 80's-90's)
- "analog scaffolding": taking the last idea and taking it to the next satep or beyond
- the medium may be surpassed with the new technology that we have now
- "program or be programmed": learn the background to technology to control outcome of its future; having more knowledge will prepare us for more information
- digital conquering other things like TV and cell phones
- advent horizons: challenge- to excel past old ideas and create new steps forward
                                  opportunity- teach the ones before us about how to control the concepts
- never disregard the value in past technology; can help develop new ideas for the future
- older generations do not trust younger ones about their knowledge and understanding for the new technology
- our generation shouldn't be embarrassed but should embrace the knowledge we own about computers, TV, websites, cell phones, etc.
- older generations should trust our judgement in a sense because we grew up around gadgets and it is like our second nature to understand it in different ways
- multitasking: more of a myth or made up concept; motivation if all focus is only on one project or idea; multiple goals cause for confusion, stress, procrastination, etc.
- digital native v.s. digital immigrant: natives may grow older and turn into immigrants or tourists but the digital label will always remain; the concept of digital is forever embedded in someone once they go to that side of technology
- we all have to shift to the learning of digital ideas soon because the future holds an advancement in that category
- collaborating online is an easy way to receive feedback quick and develop certain concepts as a whole
- "DIY aspect": chance for younger generation to make individual opportunities and create jobs to better the technological world ahead; more on your own work instead of going to someone else for ideas
- future is not bleak for those who embrace what technology has in store for us

The most important or relevant information are the point highlighted in bold font. These points in the conversation can help me to safely say that things like the internet and cell phones are in our favor. They will contribute to events later on in life, but eventually will be overlooked by the new advances in technology made someday.