Tech+Impact

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From our conversation about technology on the first day, I wanted to share this video which intrigues me as it sheds some light and offers insight about the impact of technology on our world. More importantly, it speaks to how vital it will be for us as leaders to stay aware of what is happening with these technologies (like Wikis!) and using them to stay connected with our students. media type="youtube" key="ljbI-363A2Q" height="344" width="425" This video was created by Karl Fisch - he is a High School teacher in Denver (Actually Arapahoe High). I have visited with him several times. The video has gone "viral" getting millions of views on YouTube and turning Karl into somewhat of a celebrity (posted by Dr. Folkestad)

Interestingly enough, Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod have made multiple versions of this video. I believe the first was in 2006, and the most recent was in the fall of 2008. This link will take you to (I think) the most recent version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8 This repeats the theme that technology is ever-changing. Intrigued by what you see? Check out his personal blog 'The Fischbowl' http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/ or a wikipage about the video itself http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/.

This article was just posted on the Colorado State University student newspaper the Collegian - [|Article]. It is a way that technology is being used to get people (youth) out to do things together. [|Howard Rheingold] is the father of "flash mobs" - his book is titled Smart Mobs.