The way technology influences a person's cognition is seldom recognized, but is of increasing interest among brain researchers. Outdoor educators tend to pay attention to the way different activities offer different perceptions of an environment. When natural spaces can no longer be accessed, they adapt and simulate natural activities in available spaces. As electronic technology becomes ubiquitous even in the outdoors, they must learn to attend to its influence on them and those they teach. In this article, the author shares highlights of a journey she took that led into reading forages about technology and brain research. It arose from her frustration at trying to teach across generational divides. As she read she reflected on the activities and outdoor skills needed in today's technological time to encourage a shift away from the attraction of the screen and back to the rapture of nature. The author aims to share highlights of her examination into the way brain development evolved through outdoor-based experiences and today is influenced by information technology.