tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816860953552358655.post680453243022209093..comments2009-05-01T10:54:34.390-04:00Susan Blackmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381127362333900976noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816860953552358655.post-20748922048845791112009-05-01T10:50:00.000-04:002009-05-01T10:50:00.000-04:00Call me twittered, but it seems to me that the arts community would benefit from a healthy dose of technology. <br />How realistic is it to dream of massive curriculum changes getting pushed through an educational system already choked with initiatives? Unlikely at best. <br />So, let’s look at this young demo. Who do they listen to and how are they influenced? Family and school aside, the internet and it’s various extensions rule their culture. They search it, sync it, share on it and socialize in it. <br />The internet is open to the arts as a completely new channel for “education”. Admittedly, not the type of education as we know it in a traditional sense where students sit and educators talk. The internet has rocked even the educational experience. Kids know that the internet is their conduit for the world. <br />What does that mean for arts education? It means that we need to get our heads around an internet where we coach, cajole and entertain youth into an arts experience.Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06855029021124853330noreply@blogger.com