A colleague forwarded this techno-quiz from the Pew Internet & American Life Project: http://www.pewinternet.org/quiz/
After giving it my off-the-top-of-my-head answers (the best kind), I was surprised to discover I was classified as an "Omnivore," the most technologically evolved. Better yet, equivalent of a 24-year-old guy with all the latest stuff. Not possible. So I tweaked the answers and came back with a more plausible result, the "Connector"--techncially savvy but not full-bore. I find this to be a great compliment but who am I fooling here? My blogging experience is less than a month old, the cell phone with the digital camera less than that and I use my MP3 player to listen to the radio (no downloads there!). But--I do find my productivity, my professional development, my connection to the world out there all greatly enhanced by these new tools. In this case, more is more.
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Yes, I was pleasantly surprised when I came in as a "Connector" because I was brutally honest in my responses. So, maybe there's hope for me yet! Seriously, I'm with you on how helpful the technology can be. My concern is that we find a way to inspire folks to embrace it and not run from it. Plying people with blog after blog when they don't even know how to access their Outlook accounts on the Web is not the way to do it! We do need to noodle over the best way to do it.
Well, maybe a 12-step program--"12 steps to techno-prowess"--starting with Outlook web access and progressing through increasing level of techno-sophistication? This is were peer-teaching can be effective. Maybe we need a buddy-system which pairs more advanced users with those whose skills are more basic for personalized assistance?
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