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Chapter Summary/Key Points
The new world wide web is now interactive. It is easier for every day casual users to create and update content on the web. Instead of complicated code or the need for a computer technician, publishing on the web is as easy as using Word. The ability to read and then write on the web will change our culture. It will transform education. The abilityto publish text, pictures, and videos is chaning the way we get our news on a daily basis. It is changing journalism. It is creating a vehicle for amateur reporters.While the est of our world and society has already adapted to these changes, we are just beginning to discover the possibilities in education. It is forcing us as teachers to think about our curriculum, the way we deliever it, and our expectations for our students.

The author presents tools which are now available to us as part of the read/write web. These tools include weblogs, wikis, RSS, Aggregators, Social Bookmarking, online photo galleries, and audio-videocasting.



The author also discussed the importance keeping students safe with this new internet. Schools and block sites which are questionsable in content and lead to ther darker sites.

Questions
How do we create a curriculum which truly teaches what our students need to know in this new digital literacy age? nfmfnbgf;lglf;

Possible Applications
There are many applications here. The ability to secure primary resources will be a dream come true for our content teachers. I envision a classroom of authors all collaborating to create a product. I envision these students are empowered to take more control of their learning in school and beyond the classroom walls.