RethinkingEducationintheAgeofTechnology:TheDigitalRevolutionandSchoolinginAmerica

Thedigitalrevolutionhashiteducation,withmoreandmoreclassroomspluggedintothewholewiredworld.Butareschoolsmakingthemostofnewtechnologies?Aretheytappingintothelearningpotentialoftoday'sFirefox/Facebook/cellphonegeneration?Haveschoolsfallenthroughthecrackofthedigitaldivide?In"RethinkingEducationintheAgeofTechnology",AllanCollinsandRichardHalversonarguethattheknowledgerevolutionhastransformedourjobs,ourhomes,ourlives,andthereforemustalsotransformourschools.Muchlikeaftertheschool-reformmovementoftheindustrialrevolution,oursocietyisagainpoisedattheedgeofradicalchange.Tokeeppacewithaglobalizedtechnologicalculture,wemustrethinkhowweeducatethenextgenerationorAmericawillbe'leftbehind'.ThisgroundbreakingbookoffersavisionforthefutureofAmericaneducationthatgoeswellbeyondthewallsoftheclassroomtoincludeonlinesocialnetworks,distancelearningwith'anytime,anywhere'access,digitalhomeschoolingmodels,video-gamelearningenvironments,andmore.