School 2.0 and the Digital Blackboard: a mercantilization paradigm of the educational system through ICTs

We now live in a digital society, fostered and run by a global market, which in turn is managed by multinational corporations and large financial institutions that are creating a new role for education: the school, as an essential element of the economy due to its investments and its importance as a...

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Main Author: José Luis Murillo García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Universitaria de Formación del Profesorado 2010-08-01
Series:Revista Electrónica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado
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Online Access:http://www.aufop.com/aufop/uploaded_files/articulos/1278785070.pdf
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Summary:We now live in a digital society, fostered and run by a global market, which in turn is managed by multinational corporations and large financial institutions that are creating a new role for education: the school, as an essential element of the economy due to its investments and its importance as a market place for multinationals, but most importantly due to its function in training of a new social class, the “prosumers”. The paradigm of these changes can be clearly seen in the “School 2.0” and its predecessor, the “Digital Balckboard” resources in Aragón (Spain).
ISSN:0213-8646
1575-0965