In the last five years, a new digital economy has risen, where creative information artisans from across the globe are producing media products and marketing them through a new digital bazaar. The challenge of professional educators is to answer the question, "What are the basic skills of this information driven age, and how do we teach them?
David Warlick has been a Social Studies, Science and Math Teacher; a district Director of Technology; and staff consultant for the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. He currently operates The Landmark Project, a staff development and innovations firm. David is a prolific programm and writer, and has delivered keynote addresses and workshops in nearly every state and for audiences in Europe, Asia, and South America.
Other books by David Warlick include: "Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century" (ISBN 1-58683-130-5), and "Classroom Blogging: A Teacher's Guide to the Blogosphere" (ISBN 1-4116-2903-5).