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Ah, this video gives me goosebumps! It not only relates to what Schrum and Levin articulate but also resonates with the KnowledgeWorks Foundation's "2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning". Oh, and the title, "Human 2.0" is marvelously clever. Check this video out!

I agree, Mary. This is a really thought provoking video. Once again, as I have now read in many articles on the topic, the critical necessity of those using collaborative thought (the people who will survive in the future), is highlighted, along with the importance of flexible thinking, the ability to verify, analyze and synthesize new information, and the ability to work together with people who may possess different cultural ideas and global perspectives. This is reiterated on page 31 of Schrum's book where it states, "We also need to promote 21st century life and career skills in our schools that include flexibility, adaptability, initiative, self-direction, social and cross cultural skills and dispositions that our students are learning and using outside of school while they are plugged in and connected to the Internet. So, if schools are to become relevant for 21st century students and teachers, we have to make some serious changes... " How long do you think it will take American teachers to discover this, change and infuse their teaching with thoughtful and innovative integration of curriculum with technology?

This idea- of understanding & building the capacity for collective intelligence within human networks- whether they be business enterprises, social organizations, nation-states, classrooms, or professional learning communities, is in my opinion, is one of the cornerstones where our Web2.0, our 21stC. Skills and our own Professional Development efforts should focus...

My "ton of bricks" idea: "Now we have an unlimited combination of resources (human and nonhuman), tools, and the creativity to teach in ways that we have only dreamed about" (Schrum & Levin 47). I'm really interested in this notion of multitasking and students helping teachers and teachers helping students learn how to navigate among the different skill sets needed to utilize and then create with the new literacies. I found this Digital_Nation website and it is fantastic. Check out the interviews titled "The Skill of the Future" and "Human 2.0" both featuring Henry Jenkins, USC's Provost's Professor of Communications and Cinematic Arts.

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This is wonderful! The comments and discussions on the potential irrelevancy/radical change of current information based professions is both chilling and exciting!

These are examples of "green" cities that have or are building sustainable energy plans. For science, note that most of them are arctic or sub-arctic cities. They offer diverse combinations of approaches to clean sustainability, using resources at hand. Ref.: ISTE student standards 1, 4, and 5. It is great that the new standards recognize the live-or-die mission of today's students. E.g.: Within their global digital networking environment------- they must enact citizenship that will make a planetary environment that is friendly to human survival (and the survival of many other species, too). This web site shows cities all over the northern hemisphere. Students can actually blog, facebook, or wiki or whatever with other kids in those same cities. Think of the science, economic, and social studies possibilities! Plus you could use Google Earth, a photo sharing site, and whatever (Picassa?) program that San Antonio lesson used to make a virtual tour of these star green cities. And of course you would apply all of that to mega projects here in Anchorage. A student network of kids in all those cities could grow into a network of future engineers, designers, and policy makers whose influence could go viral. Voila--civilization saved!

Wikipedia co-founder launches YouTube-like web site for children.

Updated MILE Guide measures schools' policies and practices regarding 21st-century skills -- and offers advice on implementation