We'll honor the winners nationally on October 5, 1999. It's an idea whose time has definitely come, saith Techies Day spokesperson Marc Andreessen, former chief technology officer of America Online. Read his rousing message of support at the official National Techies Day site, as well as the Techies Day announcement letter from Vice President Al Gore. Miles Porter, our director of advanced technologies and special projects, has been bringing computing to schools in the Twin Cities area since 1996. His lessons link school and real-world experience, an aspect of education Porter says is too often lacking.
Porter is all for increasing access to technology at all levels of education.
Although additional technology-focused curriculum would be nice, the most important thing is just getting more computers . And, they learn from other kids.