Internet Giants - Blackboard Conference: Roy Christopher, Ted Newcomb, and Howard Rheingold Alumni

We started off with Ted Newcomb asking some questions for Roy Christopher after short introductions.  This led to the real, pioneering discussion.  So, here are the main points:

1. Relating this period in history to Hip-Hop; this is a technological revolution.
2. It is impossible to surpass the medium itself:
1. Society cannot make something, like an app, on mobile technology that will become more important than the fact that Society has mobile technology.
3. "Program or be Programmed"
1. It isn't necessary to know how the technology works to use it, however, knowing how it does work, and knowing the best ways to use it, makes you a more mature user.
4. Advent Horizons create challenges in intergenerational communication, however, these challenges provide opportunities to teach those of older generations how to use the new technology and essentially cross their Advent Horizons.
5. We must find balance in our lives between digital and analog technologies.
6. With technology changing so rapidly, people can pick and choose the technology they use.  
7. The goal with using technology in education is to find the perfect blend of theory and academics with practical and technological use.