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Will Richardson and Robert Mancabelli >
 * NJ school system -- where Mancabelli is from
 * social sites challenging how people have traditionally communicated and how it translates into the classroom
 * r/w web
 * people are using the technologies to learn but they are not in the classroom
 * all institutjion s are being challenged by these technologies
 * newpapers are using bloggers to write the paper
 * citizen journalism
 * YouTube as example
 * Politics is being changed...John Edwards as example
 * People announced their candidencies on YouTube
 * when each of us can voice our opinions our votes become more important
 * GM guy has a blog...business example
 * business is now a conversation; if you don't realize it will not be able to tap into markets
 * is it happening in schools?
 * answer is kind of - starting
 * can see potential by these examples
 * will impact how teachers teach and deliver content
 * this will look at opportunites to use r/w web in schooling
 * tradionally physical spaces for learning - now online spaces for learning - give 24/7learinng possiblity
 * example cited of Science Leadership Academy in Philly
 * students blog alot...answer to kids (in a 1:1 school) im'ing during school
 * kids worked out the solultion; setup the environment of the type of school they wanted
 * asychronous provide more time fro reflections -- blogs prermit this
 * kids think before responding
 * was text-based; now can use multi-media content but we can now ask kids to create the multi-media content
 * leads to greateer student engagement and differentiation
 * consumer vs. contributor -- then vs. now
 * get real world engagement
 * kids created a virutal tour of a museaum
 * from single teachers to many
 * use of blogs for book studies
 * r/w gives us the opportunity to do things in a different way; kinds can learn in different ways
 * information scarce vs. information rich
 * concerns about keeping kids safe...keep them on task
 * how do schools systemically change??
 * leadership - school leaders need to know about them and use them.
 * training
 * relection time
 * support
 * access
 * What is different
 * must start with the individual - can't start in the classroom, must understand before they use with the kids
 * provide education to teachers on what the technologeis are and how they can use them
 * invite participation - don't set bars for the teachers, let them set their own path
 * nuturing the application of these tools
 * scallold program based upon successes.

Presenters: Will Richardson and Robert Mancabelli General Overview >
 * Introduced the session with a reference to Second Life, the virtual social networking environment that uses avatars.
 * Social technology
 * Collaboration
 * Communication
 * Translation for classroom environment
 * Building and developing social relationships
 * Web 2.0 technologies
 * How they impact the classroom
 * Webblogs
 * Wikis
 * RSS feeds
 * Journalism
 * Conversation-orientation
 * YouTube - conversation journalism by amateurs
 * Politics
 * Being changed - John Edwards blog
 * Interconnectivity
 * Announced candidacy on YouTube
 * Public becomes personal
 * Business
 * Business is a "conversation"
 * Forcing education to look at what needs to happen to the learning environment
 * Addressed by leadership down to faculty in the classroom
 * Top/down solutions no longer work!!!!
 * Problem solving and developing solutions holistically is the movement towards successful management
 * Traditional schooling
 * Physical spaces for learning
 * Public institution
 * Synchronous
 * Text-based
 * Consumer
 * Single teacher
 * Local
 * Information scarce
 * Teacher driven
 * Read/Write Change
 * Online spaces for learning
 * 24/7/365
 * Science Leadership Academy
 * Asynchronous
 * Deeper reflection
 * Blogs in the classroom
 * Think before communicating
 * Chance to think
 * Chance to articulate thoughts without feeling judged
 * 24/7/365
 * Anytime the motivation arises
 * Comments from normally otherwise would not have the chance to
 * Multimedia
 * Greater Student engagement
 * Sets the stage for differentiated learning environments
 * Using video (visual) to teach context
 * "prosumer"/Contributor
 * Real world engagement
 * Podcasting
 * Audio recount of learning experiences
 * Many teachers
 * Greater expertise
 * Global
 * Information rich
 * Learner driven
 * Opportunities
 * Do things to enhance student perspective from a global sense
 * Don’t have to teach the same stuff to every student
 * Students can drive their own learning based on their passions and motivations
 * Potential values
 * Protecting children at lower grades
 * Keeping students on task
 * How do schools change?
 * Systemic change division-wide? Must have...
 * Leadership
 * Have to understand the Web 2.0 technologies
 * Have to come from the top!!!!!
 * Professional Development
 * Reflection
 * Teachers with colleagues
 * Global level
 * Reinforces
 * Provides opportunity to practice the tool
 * Support
 * Access
 * Differences
 * Must start with the individual!...forget the classroom!
 * Have to understand how it works for them
 * Must see how it works for them
 * Learning because "want to"
 * Have a community of learners who share the same learning passion
 * Have a network to support the learning
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 * Natural progression of the learning experiences!
 * Educate teachers about what these things are and how they are being used
 * Business examples
 * Politics
 * Personal examples
 * Invite participation
 * Nurture the application of these tools
 * A lot of support for the beginner user
 * Little access, bigger professional development, largest support