Are you there cyberworld? It's me, YD ! (Thing2)

So as far as I can tell I am blogging but I am not sure if anyone is reading it. I have to admit it has been fun learning this but I am still a little uneasy when I push a button I am not sure about. Still learning...
On the other hand I am enjoying some time off and enjoying some of the sites Utah has to offer.
2nd edit - I had seen one of the videos (on the web 2.0 ) as a presentation before school started last year.  It certainly boggles my mind to see the numbers of texts & information that get exchanged daily.  I do believe that we, as teachers & educators, must begin to communicate with our students in a way that will engage them.  But I also think there is a fine balance of what we need to keep teaching and what is eliminated.  I say this because one instance that comes to mind is how many students do not know how to address an envelope.  I learned this in second grade.  I believe there are still some solid skills that should be taught even as "old school" as they may appear.  The balance is to keep the skills that we continue to use in our everyday lives along with advancing our students to explore and gain the computer skills necessary to compete with the rest of the world.
I will add that technology is what saved me when my mom was hospitalized and all I had was my iphone.  It allowed me to communicate with family, look up information that doctors were giving me, and find out more about tests that were ordered.  It also kept me connected to my work as I could answer emails, phone calls, etc.  My favorite saying for the past year has been," You can find anything on the internet!"  And you can!  I was able to watch a youtube video to learn a "how to" for something my mom was needing after she was released.  And recently I was able to find a solution to a plumbing problem. These are all personal experiences but the same can be said for the information we are able to access for our students in the classroom.