The guest on today’s TechTv ScreenSavers was Doug Engelbart. This humble 80+ old is possibly one of this country’s great thinkers. Cindy heard him speak at a convention a year or so ago and has had a new hero ever since (she has an autograph).
The show notes from ScreenSavers provided a link to Engelbart’s biography. If you are unfamiliar with the history of technology, this link provides a great source for becoming familiar with one of the real pioneers.
Friday afternoon and I have time to do some online exploration. It would be interesting to know if I post more frequently on Fridays than on other days of the week.The Apple Education Site has a feature on Digital Kids. The concept is essentially that our kids live in a different world and think different (I apologize, but I thought Apple might like that last comment. If you have no idea why that was supposed to be funny, you can still access the site on your Windows machine). Their daily experiences and their tools of choice are different than our own were or are and these differences shape motivation and priorities. While I can’t believe this is really true for all/many kids, it is an interesting challenge. I encourage you to explore the site (video clips, etc.) and see what you think.