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=Presentations for the 2008 Amphitheater Conference=

Will Richardson
From Information Literacy to Information Leadership
 * Session A:**

In a connected world with infinitely more information that we can access, we need sharpen our reading literacies to find, consume and organize the knowledge that is most relevant to our work. This session will explore the many different tools that change our relationship to information, how we can make information find us, and how we can organize and share that information in ways that make all of us smarter.

Preparing Elementary Students for Networked Learning
 * Session B:**

The Read/Write Web is making it easy to build and sustain personal learning environments in ways that were impossible just a few years ago. There is little question that for our students to flourish in their life's work, they will have to be literate at creating, growing and navigating these potentially powerful networks of connected lifelong learners. The foundation for that capability must be created at young ages. This session will explore these new network literacies, look at some examples of how younger students are beginning to understand these shifts, and give an overview of the tools and pedagogies that are appropriate for the early grades.

The Tools of the Read/ Write Web
 * Session C:**

The Web allows us to publish in a multitude of ways, and understanding that capability is a crucial aspect of learning in the 21st Century. This session will give an overview of some of the best practices of classroom and professional use of the new Web 2.0 learning tools like blogs, wikis, RSS, social bookmarking, streaming video, photo sharing, podcasting, screen casting and more.