"Techno-savvy" is essentially a media / marketing term. For the most part, it means whatever the speaker(s) wish it to mean, within the context in which it is used.
The term isn't always complimentary; it can just as well be a pejorative. For the most part, the populace-at-large seems to define the term as meaning "conversant in both the established, as well as the nascent technologies of the day". On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 7:01 PM, Murray McCullough < c.murray.mccullo...@gmail.com> wrote: > What is a techno-savvy student? Can classic computers possibly give an > answer? I used early microcomputers in my electronics classroom I > taught in the 70’s. Computers back then were rather primitive, not > much better than calculators, but did mimic human learning – well > maybe not advanced enough to deal with calculus! But they did help > with the tedious tasks of generating random #s to start a particular > process - a game for instance. Maybe not intellectually challenging > nonetheless doing a required job leading today to sophisticated games > that do more than entertain. Back then students were put in groups to > build a work station employing a Commodore 64 or Apple II or Heathkit > H8. Fund-raising bought these computers at the school board was > reluctant to spend money and or political capital that only benefited > the few though we did install a workstation in the library – what > wonder that created as it was small in comparison to the PDP-8. > > So what is a techno-savvy student now: Conversant in using a > technological gadget to enhance his/her life? Or being able to build a > computing workstation in high school? Or for simply possessing a basic > understanding of how electronic/computing technology makes life more > bearable, less boring? I don’t have the answers though being 64 I’ve > lived through the evolution of computing technology and seeing how > it’s affected my life good or otherwise! Looking forward to using my > old computers, Coleco ADAM and Haethkit H8, if I can keep them going > by procuring parts, as my dear friend who has them works tirelessly > and I contribute when I get up to the big city in keeping them > functioning. Such are the joys of classic computing. :) >