Comments on: British Primary Schools to Teach Twitter

By: Anya

Anya — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:06:05 +0000

Thanks for commenting Jim You should have seen the twitter backchannel during that Q & A session. Outrage, disgust, and yes… embarrassment. Stupidville is correct. But let me assure you that there is a grassroots groundswell of wonderful teachers doing their best to get noticed.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:27:50 +0000

Hi Angela, I am shocked by the short-sited ban on social media from all schools in N.S.W. I think this is a mistake that will come to haunt society in N.S.W in the future with a lack of critical skills across a whole generation. Broad digital literacy, as you write, should be taught in school. It seems crazy to exclude media that millions of people are using to communicate with from the education system.
But, watching video of the Q&A session in Melbourne with Stephen Conroy on the ABC , I am not surprised that Australia is heading in this direction. Stupidville.
Thanks for the opportunity to write this. Although I don’t feel much better.

By: fionahardingphotography

fionahardingphotography — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:22:21 +0000

Here! Here!