UK Schools Consider Teaching Twitter, Blogs and More

From TechCrunch –

The British government is proposing that Twitter is to be taught in primary (elementary) schools as part of a wider push to make online communication and social media a permanent part of the UK’s education system. And that’s not all. Kids will be taught blogging, podcasting and how to use Wikipedia alongside Maths, English and Science.

This is an incredible proposal to embrace emerging trends rather than hiding from them. It is commonly accepted that reaching kids in meaningful ways includes using the mediums and tools they use while not forsaking the pillars of education. It would be great to see the American school system incorporate similar strategies.

Via TechCrunch

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One Comment

  1. Maria says:
    March 26, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    thank you very much for posting this.

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