The millennials $($those born after $1985)$ do not remember a time without computer technology and cell phones in wide use. People born in the $1990$s have only known a society that depends on the Internet and mobile technology. Social media are second nature to most of these young people, who seem to be inseparably attached to their smart devices.

You too may live, learn, work, play, network, and shop in the digital world. Even if you are not crazy about the latest gadgets and gizmos, your daily life depends on technology because your cell phone, iPad, TV$,$ laptops, and other electronics wouldn't exist without it and are increasingly networked.

Review your Internet, social media, and other technology you use.

First establish useful criteria$$for example, categories such as personal electronics $($tvs$,$ computers, smartphones$),$ social networking sites, preferred modes of communication with friends and family, education, and so forth. Within each category, list the technology you use most frequently. For instance, for social media networks, indicate your use of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Google$+,$ YouTube, Hulu, LinkedIn, and more.

$$Discuss how do you use each.

$$Estimate how often you access these sites per day and indicate the tools you use $($e$.$g$.,$ smartphone, tablet, laptop$).$

$$How much do you text every day?

$$Create at least three categories such as the ones in the preceding list and record your responses in writing.

$$Share and discuss your results $.$

$$Summarize your observations about how plugged in you and your classmates are by responding to at least three classmates.