Over the many years that I have been teaching adolescents, I have constantly been struck with the amount of time and energy I spend trying to connect with students and their culture. The cornerstone of my teaching has been based on the premise that if I can’t speak the language of my students, I can’t teach as effectively as I should and the learning process is hindered. You might even say that connecting or engaging students has always been my greatest passion throughout my teaching career.

As I reach the twilight years of my career I still have another connection to make, one more language to learn and another culture to enter, the culture of the Life Skills or Special Needs learner. Over the years I’ve noticed a unique connection between my Life Skills student and electronic media and so it is to this observation I make my inquiry and start my research. As I launch into this field, I am as anxious as a first grader on his first day school. I am nervous, excited and entering the experience with some trepidation, but in the final result, I love adventure.