Integrating Social Media Into Education

I think we hit the nail on the head yesterday by griping about how little impact the Internet and all its innovations has had in the classroom. I am very hopeful that the MacArthur Foundation is getting a picture of how best to invest in promising digital learning projects. Take a look at their digital learning site to see if you agree. $50 million should be a decent infusion of support for starters. I am hoping a snowball effect can come from it.

If you want a name of someone to follow who seems to be on the right track to changing the public primary and secondary school experience, search on the name of James Paul Gee. His classroom of popular culture article to Harvard is representative of his perspective.