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Chris Brogan, A-list blogger and social media extraordinaire, just posted a video about what the future of media might look like. What Chris came up with, rings familiar to the themes discussed in this years Horizon Report (A MUST read for every educator.) If we are to help students and education as an institution take advantage of what the online world allows, we need to seriously take note of what Chris and many others are saying. Chris has come up with seven ideas on how the future of media will evolve.

About 150 Chicago-area students attended a summit designed to teach them how to use social media to educate and mobilize others about social causes. The workshop, hosted by the National Council of La Raza, challenged students to use social-networking tools the way civil-rights leaders once used traditional media to promote their cause.

This article suggests 10 ways that educators can use visual media in classroom lessons. Using a digital camera, students can take photos and video as part of original public-service announcements, create multimedia book reports on Glogster or organize a fictional crime-scene investigation

On the Media (NPR show) broadcast with guests addressing value of internet. Was a very interesting dialogue.

2017 Horizons report

white paper from Pearson on "collaborative professional development:" -- CPD

came from a scoop.it list

Paper Battery holder tutorial from Jie Qi of the High-Low tech MIT Media Lab

Many educators say text-messaging actually may improve students' writing skills and their ability to communicate, allowing them to experiment with language. Other educators stress the need for students to know how and when to employ different writing styles. "It's up to teachers to understand the digital media and help students bridge their casual and formal writing," said Sharon Washington, executive director of the National Writing Project.

July 11-14, 2011 in Manchester, NH. Where else can you enjoy four days of project-based learning punctuated by conversations with[ http://constructivistconsortium.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3cda9bf225d11341d1de2fa7e&id=1f9102e132&e=c926dbe919 ] amazing guest speakers, including: civil rights activist, educator and National Book Award-winning author, Jonathan Kozol; Reggio Emilia approach expert, Lella Gandini; Astronomer Derrick Pitts and attend a [ http://constructivistconsortium.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3cda9bf225d11341d1de2fa7e&id=df7d36db34&e=c926dbe919 ]reception at the MIT Media Lab hosted by Mitchel Resnick?