What will the world look like when video cameras are ubiquitous? Take a look around . . . They are ubiquitous. They are on every device you can carry in your pocket, from phones to MP3 players to portable flip cams.
Remember this:
T-Mobile wasn’t advertising their new phones, they were advertising their new phones with video cameras. Go back and look closely at the crowd at the end. They aren't just watching the dancers, they are videoing the dancers with their cell phones. T-Mobile’s message: “ Life’s for Sharing.”
Remember the last elections in Iran? Tragic and revolutionary. All caught on video cams and broadcast to the world.
News organizations are taking advantage of this to deliver up-to-minute live coverage of events where their own reporters can't be, or at least can't be there in time. This has become a money-making venture for the once amateur video maker with projects like YouTube's CitizenTube, FOX's U-report and CNN's iReport.
So the marketplace, employers, technology, and products are in place for this new world of citizen reporting. This is the world in which today's students are growing up. Is education poised to step in and prepare students for that? Are we at least preparing students to be good digital citizens? Or are we going to be on the outside looking in again?
Ubiquitous video will transform the world. It will transform education, too. Educators can be the drivers or be driven. Active or passive.
What are we going to do?
Do you want to safely bring the flip cam revolution to your classroom? You can start with FIZZ.org from N.C. State’s Friday Institute: http://www.onfizz.org/demo/
Further Reading
Flip for Our Students at Carnegie Mellon University
Education for the Information Age
Information on the Internet to Double Every 11 Hours
Mobile Device Content Delivery Shows Promise as New Learning Tool for Children
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