Toy Story - A Technology Change Era

My son and I were eating frosted flakes together, looking at all the wonderful free stuff you could get by downloading codes that are inside the box. He asked me how old his older brother was when the first Toy Story movie came out. I recalled him being pretty little (the year was 1995 to be exact). My son said, well that makes sense because in Toy Story 3 the kid goes off to college - just what my son is about to do. Of course I couldn't help but reflect on the fact that when the first movie came out, we were digging the free toys out of the cereal box, compared to now, when we send kids to the computer to get their toy. Reading Will Richardson's book on web tools is proving to be a very helpful guide for me as an educator to understand the reponsibility associated with web use among students and the dramatic changes that computers continue to bring to bear on education. What a dynamic change in 15 years. If I can get to the empty box first, I'm going to take the code and eventually order the Alien Desk Light. It comes with a USB cable! What a perfect representation of the changes within this era.