Tonight as I am sitting at home in the midst of paying bills, doing laundry, and luring yet another teacher into the exciting world of podcasting, I receive an email from a parent of one of my students. She relays to me that her child was ill and her concern for his school work is evident. I promptly reply with a personal note of assurance and well wishes for his speedy recovery. What a wonderful connection technology has brought to us! Why do we all not take advantage of what is readily available? Think of the increased support we as teachers would gain if we would only use technology to make our parents feel connected.