ABSTRACT
Collecting made connecting possible though there were important aspects of collecting that stood alone for learning how to negotiate tool use and organize or stabilize activities so that interest-driven learning could take place easily. While collecting, young people diverted somewhat from their initial setup. They moved around the house, assembling the right cords, additional devices, batteries, people, and information in order for the intended activity to work. Collecting blurs into connecting when young people need their parents, grandparents, and/or siblings, not necessarily for expertise, but for information or permission. During connecting, talk is related to an interest, and the topic of resisting tools and applications falls away, albeit temporarily. Together, parents and children continue to push the possibilities of intergenerational learning with technology. Young people were more than willing to expend tedious effort collecting the right resources so that they could pursue an interest in developing friendships and maintaining their relationships through digital media and technology.
