However, it is easy to observe that each year these changes reach more profoundly into more people's lives. After my sister's visit, I started thinking about the digital revolution from a child's point of view. It is probably safe to say that all children are already playing with electronic games. At the same time, these games can typically remember where you were when you were called for dinner last week, and later let you resume play, as well as remember your best score. Surveys support this sense of wide-spread and rapidly increasing access by children to digital media.
National surveys find similar access for students starting in elementary school.
I recently visited one school in the Boston area where nearly all students have computers at home and many use them regularly. In short, each year a higher and higher proportion of students come to school immersed in digital technology. Look up French schools on the Web and write to ask for a penpal. Graphing programs for elementary and secondary students are readily available and easy to use. Color photos taken by satellite are now within reach on the Web.