Great Expectations, technologically speaking that is...

With the new 1-to-1 laptops set to roll out next August, it is a very exciting time for learning at Valley. Here are a few questions for you to respond to about the new technology access coming your way:
1) What do you think is going to be the most beneficial part about having your own laptop for the school year?
2) How do you think it will affect your writing?
3) What software/program do you think you will use the most?
4) Are there any downloads/installations that you would like to see on all student laptops -- Office for Mac, GoogleEarth, etc. will be on them, what else do you need?
Please answer all!

"Pay It Forward"

We have been recently focusing on the serial reciprocity concept in the movie "Pay It Forward" and several folk tales from various geographic regions. Think about something you might do to "pay it forward" in some way in the next week or two before school is out. It does not have to be "something big" like it is in the movie, but simply something that helps someone else without expecting anything in return. Tell us about it and how you would specifically go about doing it.