The big idea in this book is what Douglas Rushkoff calls the "society of authorship." The Internet has evolved into a digital printing press, suddenly providing virtually everybody with the opportunity to publish their own material and share it globally. Richardson's focus, of course, is on the work we must do in the classrooms that will ensure our students are ready to understand media and participate in the creation of media.
In his first chapter, Richardson stresses that before we attempt to teach these Web 2.0 tools, we must see how the same tools enrich our own world.
To begin this blog, please consider the role that the Web 2.0 applications now play in your life. Do you have a Facebook page? Do you read news blogs and did you know that much of their information may come from RSS feeds? Do you Twitter? Can you seriously imagine that this type of information sharing is a fad?
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