Quick Takes 1. Eager to come to school. Turned on by what they can learn in the classroom. Technology, he explains, is a magnet, drawing students into the classroom like no other attraction. That's why he's so committed to transforming San Diego's Grossmont High School into a multimedia communications institute.
Technology is a superb motivator.
Take, for example, David Riewald, recently named the Technology Student of the Year. For David, who grew up fascinated by animation, coming to the Technology Discovery Center has been the realization of a life's dream. He attends class each day and makes his own 3D animations on the Power Mac and iMac DV computers that crowd the aisles. We call it iMovie. And as of last week, the iMovie universe has expanded beyond the iMac desktop.