Cell phone teens by K. Kendall
How about a little Teen Green? Teens these days seem to be more attached to their computers and cell phones than to our wonderful Earth and to nature.
Who is harnessing the great energy and ability to question authority that comes along with adolescence? Is there teen green going on? Are young people engaged, and thinking about the environment? How can we get them involved?
It’s a question tackled by organizations including the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
Cell Phones Connecting to Nature
One answer is to use cell phones to connect teens and young adults to nature and the environment. This is what the site known as Connect to Earth, or Connect2Earth.org is all about. As part of the effort to get the word out about Connect2Earth.org, I was asked to write a review and sent a really nice give away (which I’m keeping a secret for now, but I think anyone with a cell phone would love one of these).
Teen Greens and Under 25’s
The target audience of Connect2Earth.org is teens and adults under 25 years old. Um, I don’t quite fit in this demographic, I’m fast earning my grey hairs! So, being an old fuddy duddy who doesn’t even have a camera on my cellphone, I asked the teens in my family to take a look at Connect 2 Earth and tell me what they think.
My Daughter Says
“Connect2earth looks like a fun, intelligent community. One could spend hours browsing the videos and pictures alone! The only thing I would’ve liked is to be able to see what people were saying in the discussion threads; if I can see the discussions without joining up, then I wasn’t able to find them. I think many teens and young adults will love this site, especially if they frequent their cell phone or computer.”
My Son Says
“They’re giving out mobile phone solar chargers which is currently very useless to me since I don’t have a mobile phone.”
“I found a video called Zeitgeist. I watched 24 minutes out of the 1 hour and 56 minutes. I thought it was a good video, if very conspiracy theory like. It was kind of amusing.”
There you have it. Connect2Earth.org is a place designed to bring together young people and the realities of the environment using current technology and visual media. I’m not sure it’s a place for turning teens green, so much as a place for teens who are already interested and concerned to learn more, to connect with others, and to have their voice heard.
If there are teens, or young adults, in your family I hope they’ll take a look at Connect2Earth.org.
In exchange for taking a look at Connect 2 Earth I was given a solar cell phone recharger which I will be giving away once I have established this blog.
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