reading will richardson's book (not just chapter three) i was struck by the thought of how this world of read/write web and its vast potential for classroom learning sounded incredibly similar to a book my kids had to read for school and i read when they were through: ender's game by orson scott card.
in the book, which is science fiction written in 1985 bwwwce (before common era www), all the learning done by students is done over a computer (a holographic screen). ender's family are intellects. his siblings hack into the read/write www, which is only available to high level politicians and academics, using aliases. (nothing as interesting as porkyshin, i must confess) anyway, i'm sure this isn't the only novel to present the present so accurately, but it's the only one i've read, presently.
what's this have to do with a chapter threepost? richardson says it right up front in the chapter, "the process of blogging and my use of the other tools that the read/write web has spawned have not only made writing a daily part of my life, they have changed the way that i read and consume information."
information is the key in ender's game. it is the future. in order to play, and give students the best possible chance of playing as well, we need to be prepared to explain the game to the best of our ability. weblogs are just one playing piece.
slog now or die trying!
