Most of us grew up during a century that was, in many ways, defined by it’s machines. We identify washing clothes with a clothes washing machine, lawn care with a lawn mower, and getting to the store with an automobile. So, as we witness the emergence of new information and communication technologies, which many of us could not have imagined at the beginning of our careers, it is natural that, as we try to envision “21st century” education, we should try to paint that picture with brush strokes about technology.