I admit that I was skeptical about spending time in both North and South Dakota showcasing Web-based technologies to leaders and staff as a potential membership organizing tool.

Techno-demographics illustrate for both Dakotas a largely senior member population. In addition, state legislative mandates for EdTech are less than on par with other more progressive and populated states. For North and South Dakota, these two factors would seem to suggest that membership’s interest in learning about and engaging in how to use new technology to connect with their association might be, at best, an uninteresting proposition.