Dean+Tomita,+ETS

Getting ready to depart for Denver, Colorado... It's about 6:30 PM and we're getting ready to head to the airport in a couple of hours. ISTE should be an exciting experience this year. I'm sure we'll see a whole lot of people carrying around their new iPads. Okay, I must admit, I am a bit jealous, but I'm also very interested to see how "transformational" this tool really is. Is it just another way of automating current tasks or is it //truly transformational// as I've heard a number of people say. I had an interesting conversation with someone the other day who shared how his daughter is the next generation of digital native--I call them digital native 2.0. This next generation of digital natives are more comfortable interacting directly with devices--iPads, computers, etc. versus through a mouse. It makes sense. I can just imagine 20 years from now, they'll be reminiscing how in the old days people used to use a device that looked like a mouse and was connected to the computer with a wire.

See everyone in Denver! dean

You're right Dean, ipads or similar devices will soon be the choice for the next group of digital students. I just finished a workshop at this first ISTE I've ever attended and logo writer is still around. Different name (Microworlds) but the same as the one we used years ago on an Apple 2e, whatever that was like. Some things stay around and just get better. Hopefully that will happen with me.... That's somewhat encouraging. Looking forward to all the things coming up.. Hope to see many of you. Kerry

Hi Kerry,

Welcome to your first ISTE. Wow, Microworlds...haven't heard that name in a long time. You're right, some things do stay around for a long time and just get better. That's the mindset we all need to have in this day and age--to keep getting better, learning and adapting. Hope you have a great conference.

dean

I will be posting to the KS Ed Tech Ning and forwarding my posts via rss to this Wikispaces page. If any of you are interested, please contact me and I'll show you how, too. The Ning will allow for more interaction and posts will be visible to everyone as they are created. Anyway, not meaning to cause any confusion, but merely providing alternatives. ; )

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