Learning 2.0

What does it mean to me?
If you had asked me several weeks ago, I would have given you a blank stare. Today, Learning 2.0 has opened new worlds of learning and networking. It's the "live" web versus the old-fashioned web. As noted by Wikipedia, it is putting all of our heads together to build upon an old system and make it new day after day, hour after hour, minute after minute.
Young people are adapting more quickly -- generally speaking -- to the new web tools than those of us who are older. Did anyone see the 60 Minutes episode about the One Laptop Per Child project? Millions of inexpensive laptop computers -- with sunlight-readable displays, built-in wireless networking and a pull cord for recharging by hand -- are being given to children in countries around the world, including Africa. The computers feature "an open-source interface designed to be intuitive for children". Amazing!!
Now, our challenge is to use our computers, to use our new-found knowledge and to get our heads together to come up with new methods for helping our students reach their goals related to computers and technology.