links for 2011-09-12

Sherry Turkle expands on some ideas from her book, Alone Together.  Interesting piece. I'm not sure that I entirely buy the idea that 9/11 drives our need for connectivity to the extent that is suggested. There are plenty of day to day factors that make the world seem less safe than it did when I was a kid and drive a need to connect for help. The issues around how we deal with being alone vs lonely are worth more thought.

Cogent argument for moving on from the industrial age classroom to something more in tune with the current age.