In reply to Harold Jarche » A few good books. RE: Access to Blogger is forbiddenHello, Harold,
When I read things like

"At school they can use Google as an online library (find, access, use) during their limited time available during "computer lab". The physical library does not have any information for a report on the Avian Flu, and there is only one computer available. Access to Blogger is forbidden"
it makes my blood boil. As an educator who has worked as both an English teacher and a Technology Director, it is frustrating beyond belief to hear about schools retrenching in the face of technology/ideas they don't understand.

RE:
"Teachers cannot teach the students how to get involved in the co-creation of knowledge because they don't have a clue."
While this is true of many educators, this feels like an oversimplification. There are some teachers who get it. These teachers empower kids to learn a la Malcolm X: by any means necessary.
On the other end of the spectrum, you have the teachers who run from new ideas -- some out of laziness, some out of fear, some because they think they have it all figured out, etc, etc. Whatever the reason, it doesn't excuse a pedagogical closemindedness that, at its worst, can damage kids.
In the middle, however, you have the teachers who want to do it right but don't know how. Many of these teachers aren't supported by administrators; many of these teachers aren't given the time to learn or implement methods of student-centered co-creation of content; many of these teachers don't have access to colleagues, mentors, or teachers from whom they can learn new methods. Within this group of teachers lies enormous potential. As an educator, I simply have to believe that people can learn -- and want to learn -- to do better.
Bill