These are the opening remarks from TechFest 2010 at Marin Country Day School, presented by our Head of Upper School. To see the rest of the evening's materials, go to http://mcdslrc.wikispaces.com/Techfest

1. Marin Country Day SchoolTechFest 2010 Welcome Our Goals for the Evening Share Experiment Discover Learn Ask Some things to keep in mind…

2. This is not your mother’s technology

3. Kids have been out ahead of their parents for a long time…

4. Tonight is not about answers, but rather to make sure all questions get asked…

5. Have fun with technology and let your children teach you as well…

6. Parenting in 2010 = being aware of what is out there and reinforcing your old rules in new ways…

7. We do not have to love everything our children love, but we do have to monitor it…

8. The train has left the station…

9. Enjoy…

10. We are a community of Lifelong Learners… Tonight we are walking the walk and talking the talk “I used to think education was about knowing the answers; now I think it is about asking the questions…” a wise 8th grader from the Class of 2010

11. Schedule