A Principal's Perspective on Technology in the Content Areas

Wow...Harry Kalas Died

At about 1230 on Monday April 13th, a Philadelphia Phillies legend passed into the history books. The first news articles indicating that veteran broadcaster Harry Kalas had passed out in the broadcasting booth in Washington DC began to hit the web almost immediately, with more detailed stories emerging within a half hour. Throughout the Philadelphia area, cellphones buzzed with calls, twitter updates, and text messages came in. By 1:37, well-wishers began to leave hopes for his recovery on the ESPN website . However, despite the hopes of all of his fans, a post on the ESPN website reported receiving a Twitter message that told of the passing of this Philadelphia icon.

As David Montgomery said, "We lost our voice today."

As I took a moment to reflect on what had happened, I was struck by the speed at which the news was relayed. I remember working in Philadelphia almost 20 years ago on the day a former Mayor(Frank Rizzo)passed away, and I recall the length of time it took the news to spread.

As I thought about events of the day one thought lingered...Our students can ill afford not be taught to operate efficiently in a time when information moves at the speed it did on Monday.

"It's outta here!!!"