Communication

It really does intrigue me that these blogs were to be used to display our thoughts and ideas, yet we are assigned which thoughts and ideas we are to display. Anyway, back to business. The article advocates the extended use of collaborative technologies in and outside the classroom, in an effort to create a shared well of knowledge that increases and evolves infinitely. I think it's a nice article. It just about sums up the endless possibilities that are presented with the emergence of new innovations, allowing us mere mortals to communicate in ever more effective ways. Thus, education does not end within the classroom. It continues on through social networking, blogging, email, and even the illustrious Youtube. So all our experiences, memories, and knowledge can be shared to introduce a, in some ways, more effective means of communication, as well as education.

The quote "experts are at our fingertips, through our keyboards or cell phones, if we know how to find and connect to them," is a really nice quote. I mean I really, really like this quote. It just defines modern technologies that exist in most developed parts of the world. I mean, just imagine you have a question. Any question in the world. You whip out your fancy new Iphone, type a few words, and bam. You have your answer. Knowledge is spread at an astounding rate, with people simultaneously sharing and receiving information. It's quite the concept. 

The only aspect of the article that surprised me was right in the beginning. Since when are eleven-year-olds so hip that they have "readers." Makes me really wish I had readers when I was eleven. Seriously, all I did when I was eleven was watch Avatar: The Last Airbender. Sorry, but I don't have too much insight to provide here. 

I think I said this earlier somewhere, but this type of communication, by which I mean through communicative technologies, is a really very great idea. There is lots of great potential for the things it could accomplish. In and out of the classroom. Or in and out of CAP even. It will be interesting to see what kinds of advances in the field pop up within the next ten years or so. 

Here's my Diigo link, since it seems to be so popular: http://diigo.com/0sy2i