"The illiterate of the 21st century won't be those who can't read & write but those who can't learn unlearn & relearn" - Alvin Toffler
We need to work on developing our professional social networks within our school culture so that we can be comfortable with the web 2.0 tools that our student crave to use. These tools are constantly evolving and changing and saying "we don't have time", is really not professional in this day and age. We have an obligation to learn these tools, and better yet administer with them to our staff and community. What better way do we have to connect with others than by using the tools our students use. We will always be behind in the use of technology, that is the nature of the beast. But at the very least school administrators need to create accounts with the major providors and get in on the conversations so that we can collaborate and lead this generation with good decision making abilities.
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There was a time, when phones seemed to be a strange new way to replace writing letters. Then the Internet allowed email to become the strange new way to replace playing telephone tag or talking to machines. Now, it seems social networking can replace bunch of things: email, IM, video, audio, sharing, calendar and other tools.
ReplyDeleteThrough the eyes of a new generation it is the people, who write letters, make phone calls and check their email, who are "strange".
Part of the decision to switch to SNS (Social Networking Software) is whether it has reached critical mass and the learning curve. Once we have switched there will be emergent benefits, yet to be discovered.
How do we integrate SNS into the leadership curriculum?