Webheads in Action/Verschoor/ Izquierdo/Cruvinel Sunday, 08 November, 2009 This vibrant online community has changed the life of many educators worldwide. The purpose of the community is to help learning professionals understand the potential benefits of the appropriate integration of available Internet technologies into their teaching practice by first experimenting and learning in a hands-on, low-risk online environment before engaging their own learners. The purpose of this presentation is to show the audience how the members of this community work together all year long to promote professional development. Besides their own professional development, Webheads teach their students the new media literacies that will be required from them in their future jobs. Also, by engaging students in cross-cultural projects using Web 2.0 tools, they start accepting the differences which exist within different cultures, thus becoming better citizens. - Vance Stevens