Talk about a learning curve! Today is my first day to visit Turning Point Learning Center - a school that centers around project based learning and each student has their own Macintosh computer. As Ginger Lewman, the lead teacher puts it, technology is as common as breathing. This is true! One of the first things I have noticed is the lack of paper. No wads of paper on the floor, no loose sheets falling out backpacks, no stacks of papers carried around by teachers for grading. Another initial impression is that the students treat their laptop as an extension of themselves - carrying it with them from classroom to classroom, sometimes wrapped in their arms. Today I have learned about Google docs, tag clouding, microblogging, twittering, and personal learning networks. Whew! I am thrilled to be here and apprehensive at the same time. My goal is to figure out how to take the project based learning format with an emphasis on technology and apply it to my college teaching. Ginger says that immersion in social networking is going to be the key. Certainly this is a great place for me to learn from both the teachers and the students. Today I have joined Google, Diigo, and Twitter. It's all a good first step, but the challenging will be learning how to use these for instruction!