Lee Rainie discussed the past and future of social media in a panel discussion at the 2009 NCTI Technology Innovators Conference November 16 in Washington, DC. For more information, please see the conference's website.

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Panel Discussion: Back to the Future

Social media is proliferating, inside and outside the classroom, adding to the different available channels to reach students, consumers, and potential collaborators. What have we learned and what is on the horizon?

• Andy Carvin , Social Media Strategist, National Public Radio (Moderator)
• Steve Hargadon , Founder, Classroom 2.0
• Michael Levine , Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center
• Lee Rainie , Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project