Howard Rheingold sez, "I spoke about 21st century literacies at the Reboot Britain event in London, July, 2009. (About 40 minutes)"
(Thanks, Howard!)
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11:03 pm Sat
Jul 18, 2009
Howard Rheingold explains 21st Century Literacies
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