Pokinitis = adorable

Very cute post made by Will Richardson about him and his daughter. After reading the idea's he suggested to her: making a book, movie, podcast (etc) about the story she was coming up with, she was not only engaging in conversation about technology with her father, but she was excited about it.

This post made it very clear that if a child can do these activities at home, they can be and most certainly should be doing them in the classroom.

As ELA teachers, it is in our power to expand the minds of our students as much as possible. We need to make sure they are communicating, getting involved in many activities that relate to technology, and are expanding their thoughts, knowledge, and intelligence to as many people as possible. If we cannot accomplish this, than are we really fullfilling our job requirements?

I always think of Friedman's "untouchables". If we do not teach our students how to be untouchables, they never will be and it will be our fault if they don't get the best jobs out there when the resources are right in our hands, right now.

We, the class of 307, are already made into untouchables. These skills and talents can only increase. Let us begin to spread our knowledge.