I believe that the read/write Web, or what we are calling Web 2.0, will culturally, socially, intellectually, and politically have a greater impact than the advent of the printing press. I believe that we cannot even begin to imagine the changes that are going to take place as the two-way nature of the Internet begins to flower, and that even those of us who have spent time imagining this future will be astounded by what happens. I’m going to identify ten trends in this regard that I think have particular importance for education and learning, and then discuss seven steps I think educators can take to make a difference during this time.

1. Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education Steve Hargadon www.stevehargadon.com

2. We're about to have the biggest discussion about education in decades, maybe longer.

3. How do we learn? What is the purpose of schools?

4. Why now?

7. Tools

8. Web 2.0 The Internet is becoming a platform for unparalleled creativity.

9. And *we* are creating the new content of the Web.

11. (1) A New Publishing Revolution

13. Principles of Web 1.0 Reading Receiving Researching

15. Principles of Web 2.0 Contributing Collaborating Creating

16. A Revolution in 1436 AD

19. (2) A Tidal Wave of Information

22. The Answer to Content Overload The Answers to

23. (3) A Culture of Openness

28. (4) A Culture of Participation

31. (5) The Age of the Collaborator

33. (5) The Age of the Collaborator Historical periods favor specific traits

34. (5) The Age of the Collaborator

35. HARGADON'S WEB 2.0 LAW: The wisdom of the group replaces the expert

36. (6) An Explosion of Innovation

38. Changing how things get done... Professional + Amateur = ProAm Culture Producer + Consumer = ProSumer Culture

41. (7) The World Is Getting Flatter & Faster

44. (8) The Long Tail

49. (9) Social Learning Moves Toward Center Stage

52. (10) Social Networking

53. First Came Blogs...

57. Social Networks

60. 9,900 Interested in Web .20 in Education

61. Why This All Matters

64. The Danger: RIAA & Music Schools & Learning

65. What You Can Do

66. Students Need You More than Ever