David Weinberger, author of "Small Pieces Loosely Joined," has produced a version for middle-school kids that does a fantastic job of explaining what the Internet is and what it is for. I'm at PC Forum this week, surrounded by Captains of Industry, Founding Parents, analysts, journalists, startupniks and sharks, and for all that I've heard a half dozen remarks in the past 24h that suggest that the speaker could really use a perusal of this text.
My kid brother is an elementary school teacher and my Mom's a retired elementary teacher: Guys, are you reading this? Send it to your colleagues, please.
(via Kottke)
