Sophomore Jordan Miller by his own accounts has a pretty normal family life. Both of his parents work full time: his mother for Hallmark and his father for Commerce Bank. They eat dinner together two to three times a week, and, until his brother went away to college this year, family time for him meant spending time with his brother.

Imagine the world without technology, even just for a day. No cell phones, no iPods, no computers, nothing.

Communication is a part of everyone’s daily life, and has been since the dawn of mankind. Advances in technology have made communication quick, easy and, for the most part, cheap. Technology has advanced to the point where people do not have to be sitting next to each other to have a conversation.

We are extremely reliant on technology. People are texting on cell phones, listening to iPods and browsing the web every single day. And even though these mechanical advancements can help do a lot of things, once in a while it is necessary to take a step back from it all and refocus. So here are nine ideas that help to do exactly that.