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- 1. Script Presenter: Is technology evolving too fast? Areolder people being left behind? Is the new technology even good? If so, why are people going back to using polaroid’s and record players? Tonight, we’regoing to try and find out the answer to all of these questions. Welcome to generation gap. Presenter: Should the older generation be given advice for their new devices by the manufactures or is it the responsibility of the younger generation to help them out? I think there’s a clear divide between the older and younger generations when it comes to the use of modern day technology. But what do you think? Presenter: We’re at Solihull sixth form college to talk to the staff and students about the generation gap when using technology. Presenter: So firstly, is the generation gap when using technology even a real thing? Presenter: Does it seem that older people are adapting in their uses of technology? Voiceover : Not surprisingly 95% of American 18-34 year olds own cell phones but those statistics drops by only 11% for 57-65 year olds. More 57-65 year olds also own desktop computers compared to millennials Who seem to prefer laptops to desktops.
- 2. Voiceover : Nokia 3310, Nokia, Nokia 510, Samsung, Samsung S3, HTC 1, Iphone5, Nokia Lumia, Samsung S6. Voiceover: We interviewed Nick Waring, a media expert and teacher about the development of technology since he started teacher and how it affected him and his students. Voiceover: Craig … is a computing teacher at the college who has Voiceover: Arkadiusz Rak worked in ITover in Poland for multiple years before moving to England in 2008, wetalked to him about the development in technology over the years and the differences between England and Poland. Voiceover: After the break we’regoing to try and find out why younger people are going back to using technologies that seemingly died years ago.