Bradd Anderson, Author at eXtension Educational Technology Learning Network

Author: Bradd Anderson

I love emerging technologies that are used to bring people together. With an eye on the grinders and close work with Generation Z, I'm guided by my experience as an X'er who witnessed the greatest technological leap since the telescope. I was on hand for the birth of the Internet, email, social media, and my baby girl. Human media, better materials, and new innovations will take us farther and faster, but I believe our human relationships are what give meaning to it all. Shows like G-Force, Battlestar Galactica, and Star Trek inspired me from my childhood to be an early adaptor of technology. After an episode, I’d move the slider behind the TV to "computer" and fire up my Commodore VIC-20. It had a 5k memory, but half of that went to the screen. My 1200 baud modem was hardwired into my parent's rotary phone, which I would dial manually to connect to the Internet. We've come a long way, baby. These days I focus on youth leadership and communication, with digital media playing an important role. I produce FilmFest 4-H, coordinate Missouri's State 4-H Council, and create statewide youth development opportunities. I want my five year old daughter and all my state council members to grow up in an amazing world with individuality, autonomy, useful technology, blazing connection speeds, clean air, and lots and lots of bike trails.

Your great event is over, leaving you with happy memories, a sense of pride…and a mountain of high resolution digital photos. While you know these high quality photos are important, they will also consume a large amount of space, slow down your web site, and max out the size limits of your email in their current form. Before archiving them for posterity, you realize you’ll need smaller copies of your event photos that are easier to work with. You check …