Did we even have computers in our classrooms when we were at school? Oh right, maybe the 5 in the library that you had to go to school early to use. Did we even have students taking notes with laptops, recording lectures, or instant messaging friends through class? Hmm, I don't think so - in fact we didn't even have mobile phones let alone laptops. What has happened to the world in the last 8 years? It seems like we stepped out from a universe devoid of technology into a futuristic world where people with bluetooth headsets tethered to their head, GPS's in their pockets, and iPods strapped to their arms appear more cyborg than akin to us. Somehow in these past 8 years we've become "plugged in" to technology, to the world, and to each other.Remember when you first logged on to the internet? Amazingly enough each of us has lived through an era in which the PC has segued the average user into a global torrent of information exchange allowing even the most inept users to hawk their old junk that didn't even sell at their yard sale to niche collectors on eBay for hundreds and even thousands of dollars. Welcome to the future. As times have changed, so has our website. Same old address, new format. While the whole user login system was cool back in the day, a couple of other innovations (namely Facebook et. al) have burst on the social networking scene to turn our once-upon-a-time innovative portal system obselete. Web 2.0 they call it. I call it a pain to compete against, so divvy out the globilization schema and let's outsource social networking to Facebook! Indeed please join us on our Facebook Olympus High School Class of 2000 Group Page for communication with old friends, messaging, etc.
So what will become of this website? As we get older and reflect more on how times are changing and how we indeed have begun to show our age, inevitably in the psychosis of every individual he or she will start to reminisce and reflect upon the past and the present. Don't believe me? The blog is a testament to this communal dementia that we all enjoy. Something about glorifying the past, reflecting on the present, and the need to share it with every other person in the world has burgeoned into another global phenomena of blogging. So blog at it! In the tradition of Blogger and blogging we'll happily link to class member blogs by name, so if you would like to share your inner sanctum of your thoughts to everyone else just send us your link and we'll post it up there.
So with this update from the future, I hope it finds you well eight years from whence I last knew you and hopefully you've managed to keep up with the times.
Dan Chan
