Thing #5: Perpectives on Web/School 2.0 and the future ed.

I think the term "School 2.0" is beginning to solely mean electronic hands-on education. It is evident that educators and students of the past survived without all of these electronic innovations just fine. I read the Minds on Fire and New Literacies article and there seems to be this huge societal push for more computer-based learning than necessary. I think web 2.0 is paving the way for lazier students, poor grammar, high unemployment rates, and a more detached classroom environment. Technology is a great thing in moderation, but soon there won't be a high demand in these classrooms of the future, and I think a real human educator is one of the greatest influences a child could have in his/her life. The majority of computer users are leaning in the enrichment direction instead of the essential.