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What’s this? What’s this?
A phone, a smartphone
Oh, look what you can access!
What’s this? what’s this?
A PC, A computer
Who knew what you could do here!
Oh, look over there!
A screen, a screen
Why, aren’t they everywhere!
Oh look!
You can chat with all kinds of people, even those from Spain!
Oh look!
Everything is so well explained
Oh look!
How easy it is to watch that game
that show
that film
Oh dear!
Look how time has gone
On this, I’ve spent way too long
Oh dear!
A crash? A crash?
I was just getting the hang of this!
Oh, listen.
Don’t you hear the silence?
So quiet
I’m not sure I like it.
This can’t be good.
Oh, dear.
I definitely tried to sing this to the tune of “What’s This?!” 🙂
Rachel, so glad you mentioned the song. I had never heard of it. But after a quick Google, I could sing along with Emma’s new lyrics.
Emma – very clever approach to your personal tech reflection. Lots of fun and very insightful
Emma, this twist on the song is really cool. I appreciate how you approached this assignment as something after technology, as opposed to what we all did! I love the differentiated approach.
Hi, Emma!
I got so excited seeing your title and clicking on your post did not disappoint!! What a creative way to share your experiences with technology! I’m also not sure if this was what you were intending or if I’m just reading into your post too much, but… I know this was a parody so the repeating “Oh look” and “Oh dear”s make sense, but for me, the repetition symbolized the overwhelming presence of technology that we’ve been surrounded by growing up. There’s always something new to look at. The “Oh dear”s at the end especially hit home because I can recall many moments where I’ve lost track of time due to technology. I love how you went about this prompt – I really related to it 🙂
Brie,
I wish I could claim the repetition was intentional, but I cannot. I do think that technology does have an overwhelming presence though I appreciate that you found even more meaning with this parody. 🙂
Emma, I love this post! Such a creative way to write about technology!