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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

When I created my own newspaper in Grade 5, content was limited to what I read and saw around town, the technology of the day was a typewriter and a mimeograph machine, and my reach was limited to where I could carry copies. By contrast, theCramm gathers from news sources around the world, uses Instagram and Instant Messaging, and can reach readers anywhere there's an internet connection. I graduated into a world of zines and underground pubs, newspapers, websites and, eventually, this newsletter. I wonder what 15-year old Olivia Seltze will graduate into.

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