During the holidays, I counted the following mobile communication units in our house and cars. What a great time we had with them; yes, someone in the family owns one or more of each of them. As usual, owners ranged from age 14 up.

1 Kendle
2 HP TC 1100, one with XP, one with VISTA
1 Motion LE1700 Model T006
1 Toshiba Portege 400
1 Toshiba Portege M700
1 Lenovo x60
2 Gateways Convertables
2 iPhones
5 Zunes
1 Acer (still chucking along after 5 years)
1 XBox 360
3 Dance Revolution Mats
1 NBA basketball
1 racing program (forgot name, but it's good reaction time practice for me)
2 Project Gotham Racing wheels/pedals sets
Plus cameras, and the usual TVS and related appliances.

One or more of these was in use over 22 hours on most days we were together. What a great time for me to learn more about contemporary and recent electronic communication devices.

Then, promptly off to CES to check out more devices for use in almost any setting. It's clear, we ain't seen nothin' yet compared to what's coming. As Teachers in this emerging era of communications, we're among the most lucky people to have lived. I'm still trying to figure out how to keep up with the back of the racing pack of early adopter youth who take electronic devices as their natural right to express themselves. :) Now, let's also figure out how to share that "right" with people who do not yet use such devices.

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