About Me

My name is Ed Rice. I am officially a library clerk. My true interests lie in 2.0. I am obsessed with a future where school is the ultimate global experience. User Generated Content. Beautifully designed intranets where librarians are responsible for inundating communities with crucial information and teachers are responsible for putting it to the best possible use. I believe most schools are operating at a tepid 30% saturation. Distractions abound; advertising a propaganda are only slightly filtered and definitely not experienced objectively. While five minutes on Facebook will update a students on their entire social community, five minutes on a school intranet will allow students access to a school bulletin or two and check their outlook express account. What if logging in to a student account meant being bombarded with trustworthy news sources related to current curricula and personal interests, notes from teachers, favorite websites of peers and teachers, current books checked out from the library and when they're due, etc..... Communities have proven themselves powerful sources of information and support, I want to see this power harnessed and focused through mediation. My other interests include biking, gaming, traveling, and my wonderful Grandmother.