Be brave, have fun and don't forget your lunchbox. We are off to our first day of media convergence kindergarten. Some of us hop on the big yellow bus eager to make new friends, some hold tightly to mom's hand, some of us would rather be out playing and don't understand why we have to go, and others just want to impress the teacher. Eventually each student has to step into the classroom. We can run, skip, drag our feet or kick and scream, but media convergence is here. It's time to step over that threshold one way or another.

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photo by Sean Penello

Heather Stone of the Chicago Tribune laughs while on the bus ride to the swimming pool.

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