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Thought you all might be interested in this-(about 45mins long). Could be a nice kickoff with staff on where we are going or want to go with technology. Keynote from "The Digital Education Revolution", Adelaide, Monday 2 June 2008. All about kids, hyperconnectivity, and the gap between how the kids communicate today and how we try to educate them in the classroom. Those Wacky Kids http://www.viddler.com/explore/mpesce/videos/14/ The text for "Those Wacky Kids" is also available at http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=56 His key end points are-- as educators we need to help learners Focus and How to Control hyperconnectivity focus while incorporating hyperconnectivity Use the laptop ethically and responsibly (not as a loaded weapon) (as in teachers) have mastery in a domain of IT SHARe to increase our effectiveness They (students) have the tools but we have the wisdom BTW-has anyone used Viddler before?