Released in October 2004 this lauded Pixar animated film, married superheroes Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) and Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) are forced to assume mundane lives as Bob and Helen Parr after all super-powered activities have been banned by the government. While Mr. Incredible loves his wife and kids, he longs to return to a life of adventure, and he gets a chance when summoned to an island to battle an out-of-control robot. Soon, Mr. Incredible is in trouble, and it's up to his family to save him.
I love the history of Pixar, and how in 1986 Steve Jobs acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, Ltd. and renamed it Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1% until its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company on May 5, 2006.
Steve Jobs helped to revolutionize Animated Movies. Pixar computer-generated animation kicked off a renaissance in animated films — including blockbusters Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Wall-E. After Steve Jobs left Apple in 1985, he bought Pixar from George Lucas Oct 6, 2011.
Pixar has produced 28 feature films, which were all released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Walt Disney Pictures banner, with its first being Toy Story (which was also the first CGI-animated feature ever theatrically released) on November 22, 1995, and its latest being Inside Out 2 on June 14, 2024. “Inside Out 2” surpassed “Incredibles 2” to become Pixar's highest-grossing film at the worldwide box office, not adjusted for inflation, and the fourth highest-grossing animated film of all time, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
OK, pivot!
For the first time, there are more people paying tuition for an online education than a traditional campus education. For the first time, more students (including High School students) are taking college classes from anywhere in the world. Kids (can I call them kids?) are going to graduate from an accredited college and/or university located in North America - and they will never step foot in North America.
Pixar originated at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT.edu) in the 1970s, where a team of computer scientists developed the Pixar Image Computer. Pixar has been a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios since 2006.
And.... NYDLA.org was 'born' at NYIT.edu (just like Pixar).
Stan Silverman has been a key figure in the evolution of instructional technology throughout New York state, and an advisor to numerous technology projects across the nation. He is the director of Technology Based Learning Systems (TBLS). This research and development program has been a leading site for testing new educational technology products in their state of the art instruction and video conferencing facilities. He is also a Founding Senior Fellow in the Office of Online and Continuing Education.
TBLS has been a leader in Instructional Technology for K–12 schools for over 25 years. It has worked with the New York State Teacher Centers to create the Online Academy and with Nassau BOCES on a Virtual Learning Space grant to create self-paced and facilitated courses. New York Tech has also hosted the longest running K–12 educational network in the country.
If there was no Steve Jobs, there would be no Pixar. If there was no Stan Silverman of NYIT.edu there would be no NYDLA.org ( and now NADLA.org SADLA.org AsiaDLA.org AfricaDLA.org EuropeDLA.org).
So as it turns out NYIT.edu gave birth to Pixar and to The Distance Learning Association.
I met Stan Silverman on NYIT campus, right after 9/11. At the time I owned MyTeachingPartners.com as we sold the technology that 'makes distance learning work'. The Statue of Liberty was closed due to the terrorist attacks - and they wanted to do 'virtual class trips' for the kids via videoconferencing. And to win the bid for videoconferencing for National Parks Service - you had to 'pass muster' with Stan. I remember like it was yesterday, driving out to NYIT.edu Long Island Campus to meet Stan 'IRL'. To explain what we did, how we did it, why we were the right company for the job. It was Stan that backed me, and MTP. And from MTP, the NYDLA.org was born and the rest, as they say, is history.
If there was no Steve Jobs, there would be no Pixar. At least not the way we know it today.
If there was no Stan Silverman, there would be no 'DLA'. At least not the way we know it today.
And so I reflect on this Sunday Morning on 9/22/2024 - if there was no NYIT.edu there would be no Pixar, and no DLA. And THAT is what I find to be...
Incredible.
“Incredibles 3” is in development at Pixar Animation Studios, with writer-director Brad Bird — who helmed 2004's “The Incredibles” and 2018's “Incredibles 2” — returning for the threequel. Pixar chief Pete Docter made the announcement on Friday during Disney's epic presentation of its upcoming projects at the D23 Expo. Aug 9, 2024
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