Web 2.0. Impressions, Implications, Opinions

Wow!! Web 2.0 is even more amazing than Web 1.0. The interactive nature, the immediacy, the transparency and the collaboration that is happening and will continue to occur. I wonder what Web 3.0 has in store for the world?

An individual teacher, student, and classroom cannot exist in isolation to be effective in teaching the skills needed to today's students. I wonder what type of personality will begin to be drawn to the teaching profession. The mastery of content will possibly not be as important as the ability to find information, collaborate with others, and work in conjunction within the school building and with the outside community. What about the student that takes certain classes because they want to be left alone? Is this helping them in the long term?

As a school social worker I spend much time teaching problem solving, anger management or conflict resolution skills. I wonder what other skills will need to be taught? Collaboration, team work, sharing, trusting others? I wonder what students and staff will be left behind? Many students spend hours on the computer (in isolation, in the comfort of their own homes). If you are technically skilled and skilled with web applications is that enough? People skills will be more important than ever for the 21st Century.