Think tank Demos argues today that kids in school should be taught about blogging and vlogging. This might have Daily Mail columnists tearing their hair out, but we think it’s 100% right.
It’s not just safety education about child abduction and privacy that are important for kids to understand for their internet identities. One picture posted today may well cost you that promotion in fifteen years, and the chances are you’ll never know about it.
But beyond even that, the trend for connecting with people and organising information in new ways over the internet is here to stay. It’s the most powerful form of leverage the 21st century has created, and denying this truth won’t make it go away, nor will it stop organisations from using it to communicate, find the best contractors, acquire information quickly or hire talent.
As of right now, people who don’t know how Del.icio.us Twitter can be, or why Facebook can be as important to your career as any other book, is at a distinct disadvantage. If the National Curriculum is designed to prepare kids for adult life, embracing this new technology, especially in our service oriented economy – is an absolute must.
The only problem we see with this idea is that the kids know more about the subject than the teachers.
Check out this page for a whole host of ways to bring ICT learning right into the heart of the classroom.
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