1. What was their favorite “thing” to do in the media center or in tech class. They are as follows:

* Creating brochures
* Working on the newspaper
* Typing Stories
* Working on Wikis and blogs
* Coming in the early morning to write stories and put on the blog so everyone can read it.
* Reading about the Wright brothers and making the report
* Working with partners on brochures
* Writing plays

2. What was the one thing they felt they learned the most about?

* I learned to type better now.
* I learned how to write stories because I wrote a lot.
* I learned about Wikis and blogs.
* While doing brochures, I learned different ways to post pictures.
* I learned how to type a story on PowerPoint.
* I learned you can make your own blog.
* I learned to put my stories on our wiki.
* I learned to copy and paste, work with WordArt, how to change backgrounds, and how to make brochures.
* I learned how to print on both sides of the paper.
* I learned to use the Internet properly.
* I learned computers are slow.

3. What would you like to learned in the next school year?

* How to make my own Website?
* Learn to make an Avatar.
* Be able to write faster on the computer.
* Make a 3-D shape.
* Learn more stuff.
* I want to learn how to track people down on the computer.
* Learn how to build a robot.
* Learn about how the computer works.
* Learn more about Wikis.
* How to build a video game.

Name the technology tools that your child/students uses?

How much technology was used this day was at a low obviously because of where we were and not knowing exactly what to bring with us. However, people were busy reading, reading, and reading. It was basically a quiet day with everyone involved in whatever they had brought with them to read. There were three televisions on so some of the people watched the latest game shows.

Technology today was TV, cell phones, and laptops used to communicate information to people. I only say one person with a ipod.

As I sat and watched people, I thought of the younger generation of students that are growing up and wondering if they have been learning patience. Can they sit, watch, and just notice the world around them without text messaging, cell phones going constantly, and ipods running? Are they able to read newspapers and books for hours at a time and amuse themselves without a lot of technology? Are they able to communicate in-person and make new friends or acquaintances at a strange place like this?

There is a skill to communicating in-person and we need, as educators and parents, to teach our students the importance of communication in social gatherings. Interpersonal skills are valuable and need to be practiced. It is also interesting that now I must clarify communication as “in-person” versus virtual, cell phones, emails, skype, and through social networks. Not only do our students and children need to know how to communicate safely in social networks but they also need to learn to communicate with their peers and adults.

As humans we still need real-time communication!