21st Century

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
Alan Kay

Video: " Did You Know ?"

The new version of the video can be viewed here.
It s licensed by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and XPLANE under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike license
A wiki has been set up with suggestions for the use of the video.
http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

Video: The Machine is US/ing US
This is an excellent visual explanation of Web 2.0 - a must see
From YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
From TeacherTube http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1a3f19d9ad0ac2196849

Video: Pay Attention
A presentatin by Darren Draper, from Utah, with a series of links to go with it if you want to learn more about any of the aspects he addresses.
Link on T4 - Jordan School District
TeacherTube Version - without the links

Video: Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
This is one of a series of TedTalks
"Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it."
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66

Video: A Vision of Students Today
Made by students in a class of Michael Wesch, a professor at Kansas State University.
From YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
From TeacherTube http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e0b93b5f334ffb4e4064

People to Watch

Ian Jukes
The Committed Sardine Blog
Ian Jukes, self-described futurist, shares his readings and musings through his blog.He is based in B.C. You can also see his handouts from his talks. Worth visiting.
http://homepage.mac.com/iajukes/blogwavestudio/index.html

David Thornburg
David Thornburg is a futurist, who has been writing and speaking about education for a number of years. He believes in constructivist learning. He has written for PBS as well as a number of technology magazines.
http://www.tcpd.org/Thornburg/Thornburg.html

Alan November
Alan November runs a conference every summer called "Building Learning Communities". Explore his Resources section. He also has a good section on Weblogs where you can download his " Educator's Guide to Blogs" which explains how to set up a blog on his site, but also has many ideas which can be used in any blog site.
http://www.anovember.com/

Gary Stager
Gary Stager is an outspoken proponent of progressive education. He has extensive experience working with laptop schools. In addition he is a longtime supporter of Logo and robotics as environments in which to explore and construct learning. His site has an extensive multimedia resources section as well as his thought-provoking book recommendations.
http://www.stager.org/

David Warlick
David Warlick puts his ideas into action. He has created tools for students and teachers such as Rubric Builder and Citation Machine. Another project is PiNet, a shell in which you can create and organize your own virtual library. Tools allow you to create a class web site which can include lists of links from your library. His belief in the educational value of blogs led him to set up tools for teachers to create class blogs. Find his podcasts here.
http://www.davidwarlick.com/

Will Richardson
Will Richardson, the Supervisor of IT at a New Jersey high school, embraces new technologies. His web site on blogs has an extensive list of resources. He has also been following the new trend in podcasting. Here are a couple of articles he has written. Weblogs in Education, Blogging the Parents.
http://www.weblogg-ed.com/

Seymour Papert
Papert has been involved in educational computing for many years. He is able to give a perspective that others don't have. Gary Stager keeps a list of links to Papert's articles and presentations.
http://www.papert.org/