The document outlines the evolving landscape of community learning and information access influenced by new technologies and social networks. It highlights the importance of high-speed internet, transparency in government, and the necessity for citizens to engage with and create knowledge. Several revolutions in connectivity, social networking, and digital literacy are shaping the way communities learn and communicate.

1. How communities learnLee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project6.9.11Black Hills Knowledge NetworkEmail: Lrainie@pewinternet.orgTwitter: @Lrainie

3. New learning environmentSpeed, availability, searchability of informationNew kinds of participatory knowledge creation – rearrangement of expertiseReallocation of attentionImportance of social networksElevation of new literacies

4. 4New kind of learnersMore self directed and better prepared to capture new information inputsMore reliant on feedback and responseMore attuned to group-based knowledgeMore open to cross discipline insights, creating their own “tagged” taxonomiesMore oriented towards people being their own individual nodes of production

5. New media ecology-- Knight Commission on Information Needs of CommunitiesQuality journalism through local newspapers, local television and radio stations, and online sourcesA local government with a committed policy on transparencyCitizens with effective opportunities to have their voices heard and to affect public policyReady access to information that enhances quality of life, including information provided by trusted intermediary organizations in the community on a variety of subjects

6. High speed internet available to all citizensLocal schools with computer and high-speed internet access, as well as curricula that support digital and media literacy A vibrant public library, or other public center for information that provides digital resources and professional assistanceA majority of government information and services online, accessible through a central and easy to use portalNew media ecology-- Knight Commission on Information Needs of Communities

7. Revolution #1 Internet and Broadband7

9. 70% 66%

10. Broadband adoption by community type

11. Home b-band South Dakota = 60%

12. Consequences for info ecosystemExplosion of creators and niches

13. Networked creators among internet users65% are social networking site users

14. 55% share photos

15. 37% contribute rankings and ratings

16. 33% create content tags

17. 30% share personal creations

18. 26% post comments on sites and blogs

19. 15% have personal website

20. 15% are content remixers

21. 14% are bloggers

22. 13% use Twitter

23. 6% location services – 9% allow location awareness from social media Revolution #2 Wireless Connectivity14

24. Cell phone owners – 85% adults96% 90% 85% 58% Urban-84% Suburban-86% Rural-77%

25. Mobile internet connectors – 57% adults62% 59% 55% Urban-60% Suburban-60% Rural-43%

26. Cell phones as connecting tools% of cell owners64% send photo or videoPost video 25% 55% access social net. site30% watch a video 11% have purchased a product11% charitable donation by text 60% (Twitter users) access Twitter2/22/201117

27. 1 in 4 adults use appsAll adults85% use cell phones35% have apps24% use appsMay 2010 and Nov 2010 surveys

28. 56% of adults own laptops – up from 30% in 200652% of adults own DVRs – up from 3% in 200244% of adults own MP3 players – up from 11% in 200542% of adults own game consoles12% of adults own e-book readers - Kindle8% of adults own tablet computer - iPad

29. Revolution #3Social Networking 20

30. The social networking population is more diverse than you might thinkUrban-64% Suburban-65% Rural-49%5x5x7x5x2/22/201121

31. Why South Dakota so high?