It's a really cool conversation, BUT was it necessary to put the whole edutopia ad before it? :)

Jota,

You would be surprised how many schools don't know about Edutopia.

I totally agree with George Lucas on that technology can and will teach children and any age group things that could have never been taught 70 or more years ago. In my "Homepage" provided, this blog shows that SecondLife has a very big place in this type of education. I have provide several videos, that I am sure I will be adding in time, that education can be enhanced in ways never could have been in the old style Internet.

Second Life allows students to be in different places and enter act in real time. SecondLife is just as real as life itself. When the create their avatars to use in SecondLife, they can be anything (male, female, animal, robot, Darth Vadar, etc.) I have found a Darth Vadar avatar at "Freebie Planet Island" in SecondLife.

This 3-D virtual reality is so big that many companies are into it, like Cisco, IBM, Intel, Dell, Text 100, Career Builder, to name a few. The limit to knowledge should be in the power of the imagination. For me, I have learned more outside of the classroom both K-12 and my post-secondary education at a technical school I have graduated from. As Captain Planet said, "The power is your!"

Hi Edutopia webmasters

I really can't wait to watch the rest of the Lucas-Thurman interview. When are you going to put that stuff online?

Thanks
PC

I'm very impressed wtih Mr. Lucas and his desire to impact education of kids. I'd love to be more involved with his foundation and help get his message out. As Director of High Schools in a large school district (69,000 students), I'd love to partner with the foundation and use technology to enhance learning.

poh

An excellent message that every teacher needs to share with every student. Not every one can be a George Lucas, but everyone should have to opportunity to try.

Hi there
What a wonderful clip. I have worked in community media production and 'informal' education in rural Britain since 1997 and many of the ideas that Edutopia advocate and celebrate have proved so enriching in that time. It is really a thrill to see the concept of using media, and hence technology, to get to the human heart of the matter is really terrific. Does anyone out there use film viewing to engage students with issues of citizenship and how to think about society at large ? It's an area I am especially interested in.
Teaching and the spirit of playfulness will always work as great allies I think.

Thank you for this priceless information. Can't wait to go and discover what Edutopia has to offer.Then after, share it with my students.

Thanks for posting the edited version, but what do you mean by the following statement:

"The full version of this presentation will appear here soon"

Thanks.

I have two boys 10 and 12 who are in the public school system . My boys have had their challenges . my oldest is in 7th grade, It wasn't until he got into the middle school when he started to be engaged due to the experimental program with using multimedia at his school. He loves computers, video games, movies and through these he seems more able to utilize the i brilliant mind he has. he sounds very similar to George lucas' experience of school until he could engage his interest. My youngest is not unlike him is in 5th grade. He hates school because he feels dumbed down and he is in no way dumb! He processes information differently and compares himself to others which only makes him feel more different and outside the box. I am wanting to return to the work force after many years of raising my two boys as a single mom. I have a Ba in art and desire to go back for further training in multi-media. I would love to explore the careers that I may embark on in light of what I have just communicated about my experience with my sons and their education and mergi ng it with the arts experience I have. I am researching different options for career. If you could offer some direction for what i could explore with my background and where I could get further training and who to contact I would appreciate it. I live in the SF North bay.