SLJ's Summit Explores the Future of Content
By Rocco Staino School Library Journal 24.11.2008.
This article talks about a recent summit of more than 200 Librarians, technology leaders, publishers, authors and editors who explored where content is headed and how librarians can take advantage of its evolution to fully engage students and teachers : Remixing Library Collections for Digital Youth.
The keynote speaker was Anastasia Goldstein, founder of teen marketing firm Ypulse and author of Totally Wired: What teens and tweens are really doing online. She advocated the use of social networking sites as a way to connect with students.
A media specialist at Springfield High School in Erdenheim, PA, led a discussion on how Web 2.0 tools improve the delivery of content to learners.
Other technology that was discussed included Twitter, wiki, ning, video broadcasts, instant video and photo uploads.
Nonfiction authors Vicki Cobb and Marc Aronson discussed how they incorporate print with digital content.
The role of gaming in education was discussed by Scott Taylor, the Ceo and founder of 360KID, a company that creates games and social media for many organisations such as Disney and National Geographic.
Very Interesting......
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