Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:03:41 -0800WeeblyMon, 03 Jan 2011 12:13:46 -0800http://ctcolttechnologyacademy.weebly.com/1/post/2011/01/the-grinch-whouploaded-christmas.htmlAs I have gotten older, I notice that all of my wish lists for the holidays have been technology-based.  Don't get me wrong - I love the holidays and I love the "holiday spirit."  I loved receiving all of the holiday cards in the mail, eating home-made cookies, and spreading joy.  Aware of my consumerist-american-tendencies, I hate to admit that all of my favorite "gifts" this year were...well...related to technology:
1.  Google TV
2.  Nintendo Wii (with the addition of streaming Netflix!)
3.  Headset with microphone
I relished digging into the packages, ignoring the instructions, and just plugging in.  I spent hours problem-solving.  (I must admit that my glorious husband did all the complex connections of wires.  I did help him move the TV out to access the plugs..)  The point is this: I am thirty-one and I was jonesing for my new tech toys.  I have to wonder how my students, all "technology natives" feel.  Are they as engaged and fascinated by innovations as I am?  And what can I do to "connect" (sorry - bad pun) to their interests?
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