The read/write web or Web 2.0 has the power to bring us all together in a world where there is no difference between the reader and the author or the teacher and the student. A world where we can share our knowledge and our experiences and interact with others.
How can this technology teach? We can interact with people from diverse cultures, ethnicity and even ages. People with opinions or interests can post and their posts can become conversations. We can learn as we seek to understand each other and research our own opinions for public consumption.
I'd like to share an example of the learning experience of sharing and interacting by inviting you to view Geriatric1927.
In some distant past we learned from the elders through oral tradition sitting around the campfire, and now this elderly gentleman has over 270,000 views , over 2,000 comments and over 4,000 emails. People are learning from living history and now have the ability to talk directly to each other across the digital campfire of the global village
4 comments:
I have really enjoyed reading your blog entries. I think that your blog is very helpful when it comes to technology things. I also like this post "Past is Present again" because it just another way of showing how powerful the use of technology is. We can learn so much from the past and I am glad that by using technology like this we can record it so that it can be here to teach the generations to come.
Bob,
I enjoyed reading about technology on your blog site. I'm glad I had a chance to check it out. Past is Present again is a clever name and its so true.
The concept of "sharing stories around a digital campfire" is such an interesting one! Will digital immigrants be able to catch on?
That video was so interesting! It is amazing how technology gives us the ability to communicate and to learn.
Also, thank you for your tips on changing Power Point to an embedded video - that was so helpful.
I have enjoyed reading your entries! Your blog is great!
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