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1. “Playing Small Does Not Serve the World.”

Why should we play it safe in our daily lives? If everyone kept their ambitions to themselves we would have nothing and society itself would fail. Shout it out! If you have an idea or an opinion or anything that you want to say don’t keep it to yourself. Let everyone no who you are and what you’re about. Christian Long said in his Manifesto, “You’ve got one choice.  Play big or stay home.  Serve the world or be forgotten,” and I whole-heartedly agree.

2.  What Would Socrates Do?
If Socrates could Google, what questions would he have asked?
Am I being rhetorical?
Does it matter?
Ask Jeeves.
Could we ever really know what anyone from our past would have done?
Is it right to dwell on past geniuses when we could be helping future one’s?
I wonder . . .
Ask the students.

3.  Nobody Cares if You Walked Up Hill Both Ways Barefoot in the Snow.

Who wants to here about the good ole days of education 24/7? Now is the time to look forward to the future of education. Much of middle aged and elderly society believe that the education system is failing because of the destructive technology seeping through school walls. But what they don’t see are the students who are learning more than they ever did because of the technology that they love being used in the education they need. If you want to look at the past and twiddle you’re thumbs instead of helping me learn, fine.

Don’t expect a nice nursing home.

4.  Got Passion?  If Not, I’ll Tell You What To Care About.

If you care about something, don’t leave it to someone else to talk about it. It’s you’re life, you’re future, you’re feelings. Why should someone else be talking about it? If you can’t make up you’re mind, use someone else’s. I have plenty of things that I am passionate about and if you can’t think of something you can use one of mine. But if you don’t want to be someone’s puppet, get out there and speak YOUR mind. I’m sure people want to hear it.

5.  My Memory Is Only As Big As My Heart.  Otherwise, I’ll Stick with Google

There is now a way to have the facts of life at your fingertips. The Knowledge of the masters waiting to be unleashed. A way to be all that you can be and never leave the comfort of your computer. This thing that was once inconceivable is now used by almost everyone. Google has changed the way that we live our lives. Sure we could memorize everything we ever wanted to know, but what good is that if you can access any document, picture, video, sound clip, and so much more at the click of a button.

You can sit at home memorizing. I will Google it!

6.  Look it Up or Die. 

Could write down everything that every one of my teachers said and I still wouldn’t know everything. So look it up! The day of lugging out the dusty encyclopedia has passed. Google, Wikipedia, Ask Jeeves, they all play their part in shaping my future. Anything I need to know is there from how to do calculus to how to give my cat a bath. The facts I need are not always going to be in a book.

Some feel that this is a lazy excuse for not reading. But using a book can not only help me but teach me to be a better thinker. Not just another mindless drone with some notecards.

7.  Collaboration Ain’t About Holding Hands. It’s about Going Cool Places Fast.
Am I ready for my future?

Am I connected to the world?

Is there someone in Craiova who knows my name?

Why do I care if I am Networked?

Why don’t you?

Now I want to know that People from all around the world know who I am and care that I have something to say. Sure, a few years ago this was inconceivable but now I can go online and meet someone from the Netherlands, Romania, and Portugal all at the same time.

So why do I care if I am Networked?

I care about my future.

I want to go somewhere cool!

8. This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record.

Do you want to know who I really am? Look at my Myspace. Check out my Blog. Then you’ll see me. But what if I don’t want the world (especially my future employers) to see what goes on behind closed doors. Blog smart. Once its out there you can never take it back. You make think it’s a big deal until one of your employers finds an interesting video of you on YouTube. Think about it before you let it out for all the world to see.

Just use your brain!

9.  It Ain’t About the Technology.  It’s About Being Inside the Story.

I really could care less about a better way to e-mail or a smaller iPod or a site that makes Myspace look like snail mail. All I want is to talk. Hear what people have to say. Know that if I wanted to I could make a difference in someone’s life who is a thousand miles away. The thrill that we get from technology has nothing to do with how new and shiny it is. It has to do with how it affects our lives and the lives of others.

10.  Nobody Knows the Answer.  Get Comfy with the Questions.

The only way to learn is asking good questions?

Why can’t I get all the answers?

Why can’t I know everything?
Why should I care about technology?

What is wrong with cellphones in school?

Can I really put my future in the hands of someone who wasn’t born in the age of technology?

Can I trust you to get me where I want to go?

Where are the Answers?