Generation Techy: High School of Today

This poor generation is in for one hell of a ride.  Technology has left them speechless.  Literally.  They communicate through social networking, text messages, twitter, etc.  And yet, when it comes to confrontation...they shy away from it all, and go verbally abuse their friends/enemies via facebook and text messaging.  Luring and bating each other into a quasi-culture of completely uncommitted promises that aren't held accountable.  Emotions are held deep, dark, and secret, vs. putting them out on the table.  Articulating words and sentences has become a four letter word, and writing an actual hand written letter...well...good luck reading it. 
So Teacher's and parents REALLY have their work cut out for them now.  This year I have had the absolute pleasure, and I mean that in all sincerity, of becoming a part of the Lincoln Public School system.  It has been wonderfully satisfying, and the kids are incredible.  I love watching them get excited about being successful, and although there have been significant trials & tribulations thus far, its amazing how much I truly want all of these kids to succeed in their life paths.  HOWEVER, it is SO difficult trying to stress day in and day out COMMUNICATE PLEASE.  Face your problems, deal with them head on and come to a justifiable conclusion/solution.  Don't run from the issues at hand.  Which also lends a helping hand into my own life...and facing everything I am thrown with as much diligence as possible. 
All the while, I do believe it is completely irresponsible for my generation and generations older to completely throw these kids under the bus, and look at their world of technology as completely asinine.  I think its important to understand it, and become a part of it as much as feasibly possible without crossing boundary lines, and help the kids to understand we want to understand them as much as we expect it vice versa. 
My unborn children...oh god...I dread the day they understand their mother and father were born in the 1980s.  How awkward is that conversation going to be...and where in the world will technology take us at that point????