Groom and Lamb end with a starting point, that “the battle for the future of the web…will require an ”inconvenient commitment to … openness, ownership and participation…hard work, creativity and a spirit of fun. Bass continues to address ways teachers can begin to do that, to take charge of the technology rather than it controlling us. Most compelling was Bass’s discussion that the affect of technology on teaching and learning is ecological. If there are myriad locations and times that learning takes place, it follows that we must address how and when should we use technology to enhance learning and teaching. As a speech teacher, I’m absorbed by these questions as well as how to collaborate with the tech experts to help me fulfill my dreams of student engagement, with the text, the project, the research and preparation and practice, and with one another and me to fulfill their success in delivering their message home. The problem is after the syllabus is written and presented, after I get to know each student over time, I often have a flash of an idea for a little twist of technology that I’ve thought of at that moment to help them right there, right then. Teachers and techs and students are constrained by so many structures and money. I am happy for this opportunity to collaborate on all the possibilities