{"id":57,"date":"2006-11-23T07:59:18","date_gmt":"2006-11-23T12:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bethknittle.net\/WP_Blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2010-05-31T17:34:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T22:34:45","slug":"the-flat-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bethknittle.net\/WP_Blog\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"The Flat World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2005, it seems so long ago.  I was a MS science teacher, and I read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomaslfriedman.com\/worldisflat.htm\" target=\"_blank\">The World is Flat<\/a> by Thomas L Friedman.  I had also just spent 10 years of my life working and living overseas as a global nomad and became the parent of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Third_culture_kids\" target=\"_blank\">third culture kids<\/a>.  I read the book with a different perspective then I would today.  Now I have left the classroom to become a technology integration specialist, I can hear <a href=\"http:\/\/davidwarlick.com\/wiki\/pmwiki.php?n=Main.FlatClassrooms\" target=\"_blank\">David Warlick<\/a> during his presentation at MassCUE saying &#8216;stop integrating technology, start teaching literacy. I must say I agree with his sediments.  Trying to describe to some one what I really do can be quite complicated but that is another story. In my new role I work daily with the tools that are making the world flat. So now I will read the book again, the new updated and expanded edition that came out in August.  I am sure I will come away with a different perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Though I live in the US, I still participate in the global world of education to some degree.  I continue to correspond the teachers working in a variety of places. I can participate in unitedstreaming&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discoveryeducatornetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discovery Educators Network (DEN)<\/a> in my local New England DEN and the global DEN.  A recent post at the Global DEN had me reflecting on my traditions. As I come to the holiday season I see my families traditions as containing bits of the traditions and foods we have acquired as we traveled the world. I listen to the language of those present at the table, and think of those who could not make as they live and work overseas.  I think of the places we have all lived, the words, traditions and new attitudes that have been adopted by my family and I realize we are a family that is moving about in the flat world and are the richer for it.<\/p>\n<p>Technorati Tags: <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/warlick\" target=\"_blank\">warlick<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/masscue06\" target=\"_blank\">masscue06<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/flat\" target=\"_blank\">flat<\/a> <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/unitedstreaming\" target=\"_blank\">unitedstreaming<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2005, it seems so long ago. I was a MS science teacher, and I read The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman. I had also just spent 10 years of my life working and living overseas as a global nomad and became the parent of third culture kids. I read the book with a different perspective then I would today. 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