When Staci came home from BlogHer, she brought a lot of new vocabulary with her. My personal favorite (solely because it gives me a new way to tease her about her age) is the term "digital immigrant." If you haven't heard the term before, it refers to those who didn't grow up in the digital age 
—including Staci. I, on the other hand, am a "digital native"—born and raised with the technology. (The terms were coined in an article by Marc Prensky . Check it out to learn more.)
Speaking of "digital" classifications, though, there's one thing this digital native needs to confess: I'm a digital pack rat. That's right—old emails, files, pictures, even papers from my college classes are saved on my computer. I just can't let go! I'm sure that as soon as I delete it, I'll need it.
I do it at work, too. Usually, there is a daily reminder in my Inbox telling me, "Your mailbox has exceeded one or more size limits set by your administrator."
But I prefer that to paper. I'm happy to keep what I need on the computer instead of in my filing cabinet (which, BTW, is completely empty). This way, I waste less paper, plus it's easier to search through (sans paper cuts).
It kind of reminds me of Gmail's April Fools Day joke . Could you imagine having all of your saved emails printed out and filed away in a drawer?
Maybe a digital immigrant could, but not me! :)
The Cost varys from collage to collage so if I were to get a student loan would I get a different amount of time to pay it off?
Grim -- No matter what amount you borrow, you get a standard repayment term. For example, the standard time to repay Federal Stafford Loans is 10 years. A student who borrows $5,000 is going to get the same amount of time as a student who borrows $15,000.
However, if borrowers have outstanding principal and interest on federal loans that totals more than $30,000 they could get an extended repayment schedule of up to 25 years – but they have to ask for it. Consolidating student loans also extends the time you have to pay them.