Thing 5

Wow. I found the reading from this section the best so far. I could relate to Steve Hargadon's presentation (especially with the Star Trek communicatorand the next generation). To me, it appears that we are moving from a vertical relationship (w 1.0) to a more horizontal one with the emphasis on conversation. To illustrate what he and his wife experienced watching the students at the basketball game, I just experienced while on vacation. Midst a family gathering, my daughter took pictures, posted them on her facebook account for our son who lives here to see and returned before I knew she had left. I agree that we need to teach students how to discern information and how to produce content. I had a little problem with his statement that the answer to information overload (which plagues me) is to produce more information. I am still chewing on that one. I see Web 2.0 as also the new generation on collaboration. As a teacher who taught at a small school some years ago, we had these discussions on integrating our discipline's content in order for students to see the overlapping nature of them. With web 2.0, this can be done on a much higher plane. I only wish I could still be in the classroom using this tool with my students and colleagues. But to have what David Warlick describes, all players need to be onboard including administration. Since I am no longer in the classroom, I feel I can contribute from the other end. I look forward to learning more.