Congratulations! You are the Time magazine "Person of the Year." That's right- the person of the year is "You," as in YouTube and MySpace, and the World Wide Web. Never before has it been easier to create and collaborate via the Web. Come see examples of how to create a classroom learning ecology where teachers and students learn from each other and content experts from around the world.

6. K12Online06 Join us! http://www.k12onlineconference.org/ Last year’s archives: http://k12onlineconference.org/docs/k12online06-agenda.html

7. K12Online06 Virtual Speed Dating The most powerful component of participatory media (Web 2.0) is the ability to build diverse personal and professional learning networks. While there was no dating intent involved, the quick introductions, high energy conversations and 15 minute per conversation time frame helped earn the provocative name. Educational bloggers who use Web 2.0 tools with their teachers or students agreed to participate.

8. Virtual Learning Communities Source: www.usq.edu.au/.../docs/html2002/chtu.html

9. Connections are how we Learn in the 21 st Century