As I quickly walked in the Austin Convention Center on February 7th, I came across a gentleman sitting alone at a table. His visage was familiar to me since he had once been my Executive Director at the Education Service Center, Region 20, and now serves as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Chief Executive Officer.

If you're still worried about computer literacy, then you can officially consider having an anxiety attack...according to Knezek, we're moving beyond those productivity tools (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, etc). He shares that this is...

...a shift away from a focus on "competency with [technology] tools" and toward a focus on the "skills required in a digital world to produce and innovate" using technology.

He's referring to revising the National Education Technology Standards--and be aware that these revisions will impact the Technology Applications:TEKS...but producing and innovating in a digital world is more than just about technology being in a box by itself. If you teach in a content area, there is tremendous pressure being brought to bear to do that with technology.

But what does that mean? How do you do that? If you're unsure, you will want to listen to this keynote address by Dr. David Warlick. He was speaking to the organization I am currently President of, the TCEA Technology Education Coordinators' Special Interest Group (TEC-SIG). Over 300 of the 800+ membership--all school technology directors and coordinators--were present, including a large contingent from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). While those folks had to pay to attend, you get to listen to the presentation for free!

Listen to David Warlick's Keynote address on The Millennials in Our Classrooms: Who Let These ExtraTerrestrials into My Classroom?

Note that you can see David's handouts online.