In the quest to grab the attention of a digital generation and prepare them to be entrepreneurs and social activists we need a new set of tools. The stand and deliver, memorization, trivial pursuit, drill and kill, test driven, standards based approach to education will not lead to the creative generation that our future depends on. Time to think different, break the mold, think out of the box.

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The National Storytelling Network is one of two organizations dedicated to art and craft of storytelling. It is dedicated to “storytelling – as a performing art, teaching aid, and cultural trans-formation process” and hosts theNational Storytelling Festival each year.

This group is not focused on the digital arts, but traditional story-telling. This is a good place to start, as in the end the technology is just a delivery system. The story is where it all begins, and this is where the best practice their craft.