Keith Hamon, technology coordinator for Monroe County public schools in Forsyth, GA, makes the most of his iBook and AirPort. After Tony Lee finished his presentation on Apple's technology direction, I asked my seatmate Keith Hamon how he felt technology was changing education in his school district, and whether new technologies such as AirPort and multimedia tools such as iMovie and the iMac DV would have an impact on the teachers in his district.
Some people are good with words.
Others with music, or graphics, or data. These multi-disciplinary projects are so important, according to Hamon, because they involve the intentional integration of all of these different 'languages' to tell a cohesive story. By working on these projects, people experience languages that they might not have been aware of before. This cross-pollination enables students to realize new interests and abilities. By working on projects like these, students can learn more about themselves, possibly discovering their favorite fields of interest for further study in later years.