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David Pogue Rocks ASSET

It's been quite a week. Lots to think about. Met on Marratech this weekend with Dr. Weston and attended Asset on Tuesday.

The conversation with Dr. Weston gave us all a lot to think about. For me, successfully connecting on Marratech was enough to make my weekend. My last attempt was less than stellar. However, St. Sean intervened and this week success was mine.

Dr. Weston's peek at the future of educational technology was fascinating. It addressed so many of the concerns that school districts have about accessibility and student/teacher responsibility. I'm looking forward to continuing the conversation with him in class. It is a conversation I would also like to have in my district's tech committee.

The second half of the meeting with Dr. Weston was devoted to the concept of "voice". We discussed what it meant to us as individuals and what part it played in our vision of our future selves. It really had me thinking. I think it goes back to my original motive for joining TEAM. I wanted the confidence that I observed in past graduates both as educators and "techies". It is that confidence that lends authority to our voices. If we seek change we must be that change and that includes having an authoritative voice.

And then there was ASSET. David Pogue's comments about anytime, anywhere accessibility tied in nicely with Dr. Weston's ideas about accessibility. Our students are "connected". How do we, as educators, exploit that connectedness to inspire and motivate them. Our field should be in the forefront of technology use (our students are!) yet we lag behind terribly. Still digesting everything I heard. Hope we get a chance to "debrief" in class.

Also went to some really great workshops. One was about "Rock Our World" an organization run by a teacher in CA that sets up videoconferencing projects with schools around the world. I would love to do something like this and have even begun to talk it up for next year with a couple of colleagues. The world is getting so small. How exciting would it be to bring it into your classroom.

I'm off to dream.