For one week–five days, really–a class of college students was assigned to unplug and live a tech-free life, reports the Orlando Sentinel. No cell phones. No iPods. No computers, TVs, or video games. It was enough to make a "millennial" weep. What would they do? Read a book, suggested Mary Ann Murdoch, who teaches English composition at the University of Central Florida. "They were mortified at the thought of this," Murdoch said. "It’s not just something I’m doing to be trendy or funny or frivolous. It’s something I’m doing to get us in touch with where our humanity is. Are they really in charge of these devices, or are all these devices in charge of them?" Murdoch agreed to participate, too, but it was less of a challenge for her. She is middle-aged, doesn’t watch TV, and has a creaky old computer that still uses a dial-up connection. Some students said it couldn’t be done…

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