reaction to 9+ Things That Will Disappear in Our Lifetime

I recently read a blog post on Blue Skunk Blog discussing the post  9+ things that will disappear in our lifetime. The original list was formulated by a Plinio Granado with added comments by Doug Johnson of Blue Skunk blog which I would like to discuss more later in this post. I was surprised at some of the items I was agreeing with on the original list- the post office, personal checks, land line telephones (I honestly have no idea why my parents keep ours-we screen our calls and most friends and family call us on our cell phones...).
Other items I am a bit skeptical of though... I am a proud owner of a Nook Tablet AND at least 100 physical books. I don't foresee the book disappearing off the face of the earth. I also don't see the death of television or the music industry in the near future; Unless they expect users to upload or stream new TV episodes regularly on their Netflix boxes or Roku devices, I don't see network television programming disappearing... How else am I supposed to watch new episodes of my favorite shows? While there are a great deal of people pirating music, many people (including myself) still buy music in compact disc or digital download. One of my friends was actually mocking me the other day when he was discussing buying a physical CD for someone instead of simply downloading it like I do.
I was rather enthused by the items on Doug Johnson's list for 9+ things he thought would disappear in our lifetime.
I love that he started off with book-only libraries and librarians. It's true. The library world is changing from an artifact-centric profession to an information creation, conversation, and knowledge center. I foresee myself working in an active, creative learning center and I relish at the opportunity!
I found the prediction of the disintegration of classrooms comprised of age-groupings interesting. As an educator, I wonder how we could better organize our students into effective learning environments. I am not sure I agree with matching students up by their IEP needs. Fellow educators, I would love some input!
I do enjoy the idea of teachers becoming technology experts. I will admit I knew very little concerning how to use technology in education graduating with my elementary education degree minus the minimal basics on how to use a SMART board and how to use an Elmo projector. Since embarking on my library journey, I have found so many techniques and tools to use in order to better help students learn in today's classrooms. (Which, by the way, I was relieved that public education did not make this list!)
One more thing I was relieved to find on this list was norm-referenced/ summative testing. We need to start focusing more on formative assessments.
I believe this is a lengthy discussion to be had. What do you think about the two proposed lists? What would you put on your list of things that will disappear in your own lifetime? Please provide your thoughts in the comments.

Marketing Project

Last week in IST 613, we chose teams and projects to work on throughout the semester. I chose to work with my friends and colleagues, Morgan and Maria, and we stumbled upon a great project! We will be working with a multi-type library system down in Florida on their need to recruit new members from its region, which includes planning how to find new members, etc. I think this will be an interesting and challenging project. There are a couple other groups working with this library system on different projects. We learned that the community has a 22% illiteracy rate so that will prove to be a challenge when considering which methods we suggest for marketing membership. I will do my best to keep my readers updated on this project.