Powerful Tools, Powerful Possibilities

An amazing array of digital tools are now available for anyone connected to the Internet to use and share his/her voice with the world using text, audio, and video. The emergence of this read/write web (called "web 2.0 by some" is both exciting and scary to many. In this session we'll explore many of these tools which can be used to communicate and collaborate on the global stage. We'll discuss the ethical responsibility which comes with using powerful tools like these, and explore ways learners of all ages can safely and legally use these tools to create and share digital stories, music, and socially network online with others. The age of the read/write web has dawned. Let's use these tools safely, legally, and responsibly to CREATE, COLLABORATE, and develop the literacy skills required to thrive in the 21st century!

This presentation was shared as the keynote address for the 21 January 2007 "STAR Tech: Technology for the Next Generation" student conference in Salina, Kansas. An audio podcast of that session is available.

Referenced Links

1. Scratch
2. VoiceThread
3. Skype
4. Flickr
5. PBwiki
6. Google SMS
7. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
8. eeePC
9. Alan Kay
10. Martin Luther
11. WikiPedia
12. iTunes U
13. Maine Learning Technology Initiative
14. Texas Immersion Pilot Project
15. Abraham Lincoln
16. Neil Armstrong
17. Flickr Creative Commons Image Search
18. Creative Commons
19. VoiceThread: Getting a New Haircut
20. Generation Webb YouTube Video
21. Colin Powell
22. Harriet Tubman
23. Martin Luther King Jr.
24. Zach Hunter: Be The Change video
25. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Other Resources

1. Presentation slides are available as a downloadable PDF file. (Warning large file: 21.3 MB)
2. Video on YouTube: The Internet Has Crashed
3. More links and referenced resources will be added here soon, including a recording of this presentation!

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