Will Richardson

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Will Richardson is the author of the highly ranked and read edublog Weblogged[1] and author of the book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.[2] Formerly a teacher at Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, N.J, Will was recognized for his use of blogs in the classroom as a "trendsetter in education" by the New York Times.[3]

Richardson is now an independent presenter and owner of Connective Learning, LLC. He promotes the implementation of Read/Write technologies in K-12 classrooms. He is also an advocate for school reform which encourages the integration of technology in learning. He was also recently named to the National Advisory Board for the George Lucas Education Foundation.

District Administration magazine publishes a column by Richardson, who also contributes to their blog, The Pulse.

Richardson has been part of a panel presentation at the 2006 Milken Global Conference and has given presentations all over the world.

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  1. ^ Weblogg-ed
  2. ^ Weblogg-ed ยป Book Excerpt in T&L Magazine
  3. ^ Can Johnny Blog?

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