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Angus King's story of how it all began: a data point, 3 insights, and a lunch.
Data point: Maine was 37th in the US in per capita income Insights: Lunch: Seymour Papert media type="file" key="AngusKingQuickAnswer.m4a" This is a 7 minute clip of Angus King telling the story of how MLTI got started. It's an excerpt from his 50 minute presentation at the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation's Annual Conference in June 2006. (1.)
 * 1) We don't know where the economy is going -- uncertainty as to what jobs will be like or where they'll come from. But we know for sure they'll need more education and technology
 * 2) You don't get ahead of the competition by keeping up.
 * 3) Incremental is not enough

Who got computers when? What about the teachers?




References:
 * 1) [|Andy Carvin's blog with the full 50 minutes of Angus King's speech]
 * 2) [|MLTI's Timeline Website]
 * 3) [|Piscataquis Community Middle School, SAD4, in Guilford, ME is the frontrunner and role model, mostly due to Crystal Priest's leadership]--Jan. 2001 article
 * 4) [[file:MLTItimelinetables.doc]]
 * 5) Fox, Bill (2007) SCOOP!--Maine expands Apple 'Book Program to High School Teachers and Administrators using MacBooks. Retrieved January 21, 2008 from: http://macsonly.com/arch00707.html
 * 6) Maine Department of Education (July 2, 2007) 21st Century High School Teacher Laptop Professional Development. Retrieved January 21, 2008 from: http://www.mainelearns.org/story_detail?story_id=738