Monday, January 5, 2009

Technology Again

Well, over the break I added two pieces of technology that will result in a sea change for productivity and entertainment. The iPhone and the kindle. We all know about the iPhone and the hype may be understated. The seamless integration of email, calendar, contacts, Internet, mapping, etc. is amazing. I figured I have added at least 20-30 minutes to my productivity every day. Email may be a chain, but once one is freed from the tether of a computer it becomes the communication tool it was intended to be!

The Kindle, which is lesser know is an amazing digital reader from Amazon.com. I won't subject you to a sales pitch, but check it out.

For years those of us who are technophiles have really been waiting for technology to be true to its tantalizing promises of ease of use and increased productivity. I think... we might finally be close. If your student is carrying textbooks when they go to college I'd be dumbfounded! What we (educators) must keep trying to figure out is how to embrace these tools in the classroom and beyond.

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