Will Richardson

I consider myself an "evangelist" for the use of Weblogs, RSS and related Internet technologies in classrooms and schools. Over the past six years I've had the chance to speak and work with thousands of educators from around the world on the merits of "The Read/Write Web." I was a classroom teacher for over 20 years who integrated these technologies into my curricula for over four years. In various Weblog projects, my students have collaborated with best-selling authors, Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, and with students in classrooms from around the world. One of the first educator bloggers, my Weblog at www.weblogg-ed.com has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Times, Syllabus and others, and it is a primary resource for the creation and implementation of Weblog technologies on the K-12 level. My articles have appeared in Educational Leadership, English Journal and Principal Leadership, among others, and I have presented throughout the United States and in New Zealand, Australia, China, Norway, Canada and others on the shifts that are taking place in education because of these online social learning tools. I'm currently a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation.