Cicadas vs. Computers

Yesterday I drove through the North Suburbs of Chicago and the drilling of the cicadas from the woods near the highway were so loud I could hear them through the closed windows and over the radio comedy program I had on. I opened the windows and it was incredibly beautiful to hear.
This is nature at its best- a 17 year routine that we humans can observe in wonder. There is so much to learn from observing these little critters. I hope that classrooms can learn about nature, and will through technology. But there is nothing like sitting and watching and listening to truly understand. Computers off. Ipods at home. Cell phones nowhere. A great learning space is created!