Media Law & Literacy

  Technology is a prominent part of modern society and most people from my  generation cannot imagine what it would be like to live in a world without technology. However, it wasn't too long ago the technology we have all come to rely on today wasn't even fathomable by most, yet alone existing and mainstream. I look at my grandparents' relationship with technology and how little they use it. They have a landline they use to call family and a television they use to watch game shows and the news. They also have an ipad but their understanding of it is little, and it's barely ever used. It may even have some dust bunnies lingering on it. Relating back to Roger’s diffusions of innovations , they and presumably most of their friends would be classified as the laggers. My parents and their friends utilize technology much more. Both my parents have iphones , laptops, tvs, ipads, airpods and most other popular devices. While they physically possess all the same technology as m...