I loved reading the piece because, as you mention, you gave language to something I’ve not been able to communicate very well. My rants of, ‘Web 2.0 is not the future of education,’ have largely fallen on deaf ears. When I ask teachers why they think social media in middle school is preparing them for their post-k-12 life, I rarely get feedback that includes the ‘people’ part of life. I do believe the current technologies can support learning and connecting when used effectively. I just don’t believe mastery of these tools is an essential life skill. When I see ed tech folks who’ve spent the last three years proselytizing the same technologies to the same reluctant instructors, I just don’t get it. There is no battle for technology adoption. We’re not on sides, the adopters Vs. non-adopters. If we’re really all in it for the learning, we have to think more long term and seamlessly (invisibly) incorporate emerging technologies as they emerge. You deserve a much longer response than I’ve composed, and I’m sure I’ll get pushback for my generalizations and emotion, but I hope this is just the beginning of an exciting discussion. Great work!