Beyond the power of what web 2.0 tools can do for our students in terms of connectivity, they are literally transforming our world, in their ability to help communicate news rapidly and at a grass roots level. For example, this evening, I learned on Twitter that the Fort Worth schools had closed all their campuses due to swine flu, half an hour before CNN reported “Breaking News.”   I shared on Twitter what our school is doing regarding limiting extracurricular travel.  And I learned that a […]