Megabytes or Money?

There is a section in many of the Imagine Tomorrow lessons where students Patch the Missing Megabytes (just another technological term our young students have incorporated into their vocabulary!) A lesson at the Digital Desert required the students to patch rectangle megabytes. As part of my usual routine, I asked the students to name the shape of the megabytes. Without missing a beat, a four year student looked up at me and said quite confidently "Ms. Vicky, of course they are green rectangles, you know just like dollar bills-we are making money!" I never really thought of it that way but it was interesting to see how this child was thinking outside of the box. It is always great to see a child's perspective on things. Plus, I got a big laugh out of his observation-both pluses of being an Imagine Tomorrow teacher.