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Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.90,0:00:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to share with you all
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.97,0:00:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an idea which I believe
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.48,0:00:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will help shape the future \Nof personalized learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.04,0:00:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an idea that you and everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.07,0:00:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can put into action today, for free,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.66,0:00:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will never be taken away.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.62,0:00:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call it a "Lifelong Learning Blog".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.27,0:00:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that, unlike other blogs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.31,0:00:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea is not to build a large audience,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.40,0:00:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to help young people learn.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.60,0:00:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To start is simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.95,0:00:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, think of a kid or kids \Nwho you love.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.39,0:00:53.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, set them up \Nwith a Google account, or equivalent,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.97,0:00:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help them set up their own blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.45,0:00:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think they're too young \Nto have their own Google account, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.56,0:01:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then they can just use yours.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.97,0:01:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Final set up step,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.72,0:01:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is the key:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.09,0:01:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be sure to set up \Nthe email subscription widget,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.97,0:01:12.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and immediately enrol yourself \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.81,0:01:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at least 4 other adults\Nwho also love that kid.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.54,0:01:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if your family is like mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.72,0:01:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you share a secret weapon:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.26,0:01:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grandparents.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.09,0:01:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's an obvious synergy \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.78,0:01:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between older people \Nand younger people.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.97,0:01:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They provide what last year's \NTED talk award winner, Sugata Mitra,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.53,0:01:38.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,\Ncalls the "Granny Cloud",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.13,0:01:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a supportive nurturing presence \Nthat motives kids to do more.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.74,0:01:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If your family is not like mine, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.00,0:01:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as more and more are not,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.73,0:01:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly in urban environments \Nlike where I live,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.43,0:01:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then there may be just one parent,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.86,0:01:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there may be technical \Nand language barriers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.29,0:01:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with almost all kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.28,0:02:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a team of adults \Nwho cares about that kid
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.44,0:02:03.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wants to help.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.22,0:02:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be an after school provider,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.55,0:02:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a social worker,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.15,0:02:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a distant relative,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.42,0:02:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.07,0:02:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it takes about 20 minutes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.84,0:02:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to set a kid up \Nwith a lifelong learning blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.92,0:02:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I have free step-by-step instructions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.67,0:02:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,posted at a website: \Nblogsandbadges.com.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.47,0:02:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next step is harder,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.78,0:02:32.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but where the fun begins.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.01,0:02:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With my younger son, Charlie,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.82,0:02:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it started like this:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.55,0:02:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No, no, no, no, no!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.93,0:02:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Charlie had seen first-hand\Nthe impact of blogging
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.70,0:02:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on his older brother, Max,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.56,0:02:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he did not think that he was ready\Nfor the responsibility.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.05,0:02:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Max had unenrolled \Nin 6th grade last year
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.28,0:02:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pursue personalized learning \Nfor 6 months
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.22,0:02:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a "semester abroad in Geeklandia",
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.52,0:03:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we came to call it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.67,0:03:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His experiences and blog,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.99,0:03:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Postcards from Geeklandia",
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.38,0:03:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helped show my wife and I,\Nboth lifelong public educators,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.02,0:03:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the power of blogging \Nas a lifelong learning tool.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.70,0:03:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike MOOCs and Khan Academy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.94,0:03:21.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kids' blogging is fundamentally \Nabout learning by doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.28,0:03:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Writing in a rich media form, \Nlike a blog,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.18,0:03:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,harvests 3 core characteristics \Nthat kids need
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.11,0:03:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prepare them for the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.95,0:03:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 1: Communicating with \Nother human beings in writing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.59,0:03:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powerfully and creatively.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.05,0:03:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 2: Communicating \Nwith computers and devices
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.36,0:03:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,technically and logically.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.31,0:03:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 3: Developing \Nindependence and perseverance,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.04,0:03:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that engine in the brain \Nthat motivates us
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.22,0:03:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to interact with humans and computers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.00,0:04:00.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to persist to completion.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.42,0:04:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I struggled a bit to figure out
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.66,0:04:07.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to explain what I'm talking about,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.38,0:04:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because this idea is both \Nexceedingly simple
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.65,0:04:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and infinitely extensible.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.29,0:04:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Motivating kids to blog \Ncan be as simple
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.89,0:04:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as getting them to post \Nexisting homework assignments
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.34,0:04:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they've already done.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.58,0:04:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, it could be writing a few sentences
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.00,0:04:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as captions to pictures \Nfrom a recent family trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.55,0:04:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be 3 times a year, \Nor it could be near daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.08,0:04:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A little is good.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.75,0:04:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot is great.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.35,0:04:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each post brings \Na burst of encouragement,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.36,0:04:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from grandparents, parents \Nand special family friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.39,0:04:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I've subscribed \Nto my kids' blogs,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.68,0:04:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each post arrives in my inbox.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.85,0:04:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even I'm so busy \Nto comment during the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.92,0:04:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm still much aware of their work,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.18,0:04:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ready to talk with them \N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.60,0:05:01.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at dinner, or at breakfast.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.27,0:05:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The blogging platform is not dissimilar \N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.55,0:05:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Facebook platform,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.35,0:05:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there is a crucial difference
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.63,0:05:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the Facebook peer culture
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.11,0:05:15.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the type of online culture created
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.61,0:05:17.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when a kid blogs to their parents, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.81,0:05:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grandparents and special family friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.70,0:05:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the time Max, Charlie \Nand the other kids I know
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.07,0:05:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have graduated from high school
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.14,0:05:31.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go on to higher learning, or jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.95,0:05:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll have assembled a rich, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.16,0:05:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hypertext indexed scrapbook of their work.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.68,0:05:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They'll be able to use it to reflect
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.08,0:05:43.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on all they've accomplished\Nand all they've learnt,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.23,0:05:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they'll be able \Nto create portfolios from it,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.55,0:05:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their best work,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.12,0:05:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,badges, certificates and diplomas.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.04,0:05:57.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many kids go through a phrase
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.27,0:05:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they learn to love reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.56,0:06:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they still hate writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.00,0:06:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both take practise and are hard at first.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.53,0:06:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike reading and speaking,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.77,0:06:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we spend endless hours with kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.57,0:06:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practicing with them, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.46,0:06:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the time of their birth,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.60,0:06:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing gets scant attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.55,0:06:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is mostly outsourced to the schools.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.75,0:06:22.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you outsource writing \Nto the schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.89,0:06:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I say this with \Ntotal respect to the teachers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.91,0:06:28.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what happens is that kids do assignments
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.06,0:06:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that go into the black box \Nfor teacher feedback
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.57,0:06:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and come back \Nsome time later with red ink.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.89,0:06:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I say that figuratively to make a point,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.24,0:06:38.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the math is simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.54,0:06:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My wife is a 7th grade humanities teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.12,0:06:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a local public middle school.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.95,0:06:46.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see her working every weekend,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.21,0:06:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grading papers \Nand giving feedback to kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.64,0:06:51.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a typical elementary school,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.87,0:06:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are roughly 20 kids in a class,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.50,0:06:59.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so each kid gets roughly \N1/20th of a teacher's attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.04,0:07:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the kid has a learning blog,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.12,0:07:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 5 adults following the blog,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.38,0:07:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kid has 5 adults' attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.71,0:07:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,100 times what kids typically get.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.33,0:07:11.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm not saying
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.77,0:07:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a grandparent's comments on a blog
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.36,0:07:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the same as a teacher's \Nwritten feedback on a paper.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.59,0:07:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The time and timeliness \Nare very different.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.42,0:07:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Teachers are professionals,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.19,0:07:26.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paid to work with kids, full time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.34,0:07:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the rest of the adults\Nin a kid's "digital village"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.33,0:07:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may not have \Nthe same skills as a teacher,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.24,0:07:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they bring support, encouragement,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.00,0:07:39.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lifelong commitment,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.41,0:07:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is essential in other ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.64,0:07:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In high school,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.64,0:07:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where teachers typically have 5 classes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.32,0:07:52.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the improved ratio of blogging \Ngoes to 500 to 1,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.97,0:07:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that assumes \Nthat only the 5 original adults
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.12,0:07:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,signed up for the blog.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.04,0:08:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a profound system improvement.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.82,0:08:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No other education initiative I'm aware of
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.25,0:08:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,offers the same return on investment \Nfor time and money.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.48,0:08:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if you believe
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.20,0:08:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that learning \Nis most effective when doing,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.96,0:08:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not passively receiving,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.20,0:08:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that writing powerfully and creatively
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.76,0:08:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an essential skill that all kids need,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.77,0:08:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that the motivation to write \Nis profoundly influenced
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.80,0:08:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the feedback \Nfrom trusting, loving adults,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.12,0:08:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you see the profound system \Nbreakthrough that this offers.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.81,0:08:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids' blogging to a team of loving adults,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.54,0:08:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creates a 100-500 fold improvement,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.43,0:08:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in one of the key cycles of learning:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.75,0:08:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing and reflecting with others.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.56,0:08:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is exactly like reading to your kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.36,0:08:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone here knows to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.20,0:08:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To neglect it would be \Nto put your child in peril.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.26,0:08:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Writing is the same,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.55,0:08:54.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's something \Nfree and simple that you can do
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.75,0:08:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improve this key variable \Nby several orders of magnitude.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.24,0:09:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I ask you,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.88,0:09:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will you set up a lifelong \Nlearning blog with a kid?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.64,0:09:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please raise your hand or stand,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.20,0:09:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you're ready \Nto put this idea into action.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.54,0:09:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.44,0:09:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)