Will Richardson
Author, Chief Learning Officer, Connective Learning, Flemington, NJ
Will Richardson is an internationally known "evangelist" for the use of Weblogs, RSS and related Internet technologies in classrooms and schools. He is the author of An Educator's Guide to Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Cool Web Tools that are Transforming the Classroom (Corwin Press), and over the past three years has spoken to thousands of educators on the merits of "The Read/Write Web." A classroom teacher for over 20 years, he has integrated these technologies into his curricula for over four years. In various Weblog projects, his students have collaborated with best-selling authors, Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, and with students in classrooms from around the world. One of the first educator bloggers, his own Weblog at http://www.weblogg-ed.com/ has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Times, Syllabus and others, and it is a primary resource for the creation and implementation of Weblog technologies on the K-12 level. His articles have appeared in Educational Leadership, English Journal and Principal Leadership, among others, and he has presented and given workshops about Weblogs and RSS and other technologies at national conventions such as the NECC, ASCD, Journalism Education Association and many others. He is also a featured blogger at Ed Tech Insider (http://www.eschoolnews.com/eti) and is a regular on the bi-weekly "Ed Tech Coast to Coast Podcast" (http://www.edtechcoasttocoast.com).
21st Century Learning: Education 2.0
Friday, April 18, 2008
