Will Richardson, keynote speaker http://willrichardson.wikispaces.com
- Web has become a publishing tool allowing every computer to become a printing press.
- ustream.tv produce and broadcast video
- Blogs are all about networking; can change the way one looks at the world.
- blogs are global.
- many educational blogs out there.
- search for Secret Life of Bees blog.
- Reading is not a passive activity anymore...blogs allow us to reply to the articles we read.
- People are using the web to find out what other consumers are saying about products. It's about the buzz about the products, not just the product itself.
- According to the National School Board Association over 70% of students have a social networking account; but only 3% of educators do. We need to know what our students' online world is all about and instead of just blocking these sites, teach them how to ethically use them.
- We need to prepare students to the fact that what they put up on the web remains there even after they "remove" it and employers are searching the Web to see what prospective employees have posted.
- Instead of dumping information into kids, teach them to find the content and how to interact with it.
- Show them how to find good information.
- Wikipedia: most information is not erroneous...they do a good job of catching mistakes in a matter of minutes. Print material cannot be updated that quickly.
- We are not consumers of information. We are now EDITORS of information.
- Kids won't look past the top 5 Google results.
- Great podcasts at radio willowweb (Omaha)
- Website: flat classroom project
