Educational Trendsetter Gifts

"Ms. Higgins, remind me which 'ism' am I to be this week."

"Mom, please shake my chair. I'm taking a virtual school bus ride before class begins."

'You'll have to take an online company aptitude test, but if you're the designer we're looking for, you've already designed an app for that.'

Mac OS 20

"This new chair has the smoothest 360 swivel action on the market!"

'Ted, I really wish you'd update your presentation software so we could do away with the 3-D glasses.'

"I fear one day our jobs will be taken over by technology."

The city of San Francisco switches from cable cars to satellite dish at a cost of only $79.99 a month for the first six months.

You're telling me not to choose sides between Google and Apple. Precisely. Computer Villa. Stay neutral. Continue to support both companies. Emotionally. Right. By buying as much as you can from both companies. Doesn't that only benefit you? Heretic. Absolve yourself by upgrading your phone! Computer Villa.

"Sorry, kid. No off-campus drinking until you're twenty-one."

'Is this the new input device?'

Mr. Defner's drive-in algebra class was retro cool, controversial and somewhat effective.

'Hey, what happened to my cookies?'

'Yes, it is large for a smart phone, but then it does do absolutely everything.'

'This handheld computer is very useful for teaching. It displays my lesson plan, calander, key files, and an extensive menu of put-downs for hecklers and classroom clowns.'

"I hate negative numbers, and I'll stop at nothing to avoid them."

Technologies and distance classes

"I believe that's a Montessori school."

"Why are all of your answers so mechanical?"

"We're looking for an accountant who can use ChatGPT creatively."

"I'd like to get my withdrawal in either cryptocurrency or social-media exposure."

'Doesn't bother me. All my money is in carbon-cleanup technologies.'

"Online Data 5000 powered by teenage girls"

and this little light starts blinking when your computer becomes obsolete

I don't get the 5 paragraph essay. Do and outline. Topic. 3 examples. Conclusion. Ok. " 5 Graf Essay Stinks." Click click click. "2 long." Tap tap tap. "2 boring." "2 over." "#5grafmustdie." Thanks, Nana. It's a breakthrough! The 5-paragraph tweet!

"We can do it on the net now... so it's off to the knackery for you."

"I'm not sure cuteness counts as a core competency? but hey if it gets hits, you're on."

And so, Rudy unwittingly became an investor in The Infant Restaurant Critic. At first, he was furious having lost his weekly paycheck. But then it dawned on him: He was back in the dot-com game – for the first time in 20 years. He was practically a venture capitalist! I'm a social media investor. It's a multi-platform play with, obviously, huge mobile capability, global reach, soaring audience share. Revenue model? What? Huh? Beat it.

"I think I know what your problem is. Not enough PR."

The Design Artiste

Buzzfeed does The Bible: 10 commandments that will blow your mind.

'Here comes Mr. 'Smarter-then-you'.'

"I'm not particular, I'll take any job that will replace a human."

'Here comes the new kid.'

Pretty Soon: Robot pets won't provide the valuable life lessons flesh pets did.