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Complete a web search on topics surrounding educating the Net Generation.

In the table below add at least one link to a resource that you found particularly helpful. Include a description of the link and explain why you feel it is helpful. Include your name and a link to your profile. The first two entries are given as an example.


 * **Resource name/title & link** || **Description** || **How or why this resource is helpful** || **Submitted by** ||
 * Route 21 || "...a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools." || This site offered a list of the skills needed by 21st century learners. There was a really great diagram here that illustrated the skills and linked to descriptions of what 21st century instruction should look like. Also, there are a lot of resources for teachers/educators such as presentations and podcasts || ChrisC ||
 * Slideshare || Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations and Word documents on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a webinar, || This site is full of education related presentations. || GinnyS ||
 * [|The Role of Technology in Education (Video)] || Don Tapscott describes some of his views about the Net Generation. || This is helpful and important because he is a boomer who realizes that we need to change the ways we teach in order to reach the net generation kids. It's not a very detailed video, but it shows someone who really believes that the change needs to happen. || Peter ||
 * [|Strategies for Teaching] || An article from the Online Journal of Nursing- but it applies to all post secondary studying students || This was a very interesting article that broke down the different strategies that need to be used in the classroom to be an effective teacher and deliver the content that the students need in a way that helps them to learn. || Nicole W ||
 * [|Teaching Today] || This is a summary and resource bank of information for learning how to integrate new technology into your teaching. || It provides easy ways to get started on teaching and planning for new technology. Additionally, it has links to many other resources as well (on the side bar and at the bottom). || Eric A ||
 * [|Ensuring the Net Generation is Net Saavy] || An article from Educause on the fact that the Net Generation might be proficient with technology, but no necessarily proficient with regard to information literatcy. || Information literacy is a trendy word in education. Information doubles about every six weeks in our society and as such the Net Gen is exposed to mounds and mounds of it. We need to be sure that we teach them not only how to access information, but what to do with it once they find it. They need to be taught how to assess the reliability and validity of what they find. || Cristie Mc ||
 * [|Glogster] || A poster making website || This is a great educational tool for the Net Generation. This website provides opportunites for students to express themselves through poster making by using pictures, images and texts. || Bridget G. ||
 * [|Educating the Net Generation] || The School Administrator article takes a stand on why education needs to change. || This is helpful to those aspiring to be administrators. It provides insight into the needs of the "technoliterate" student. It breaks down areas that are essential for learning. It points out why textbooks are not the only source to global learning. || Michelle R ||
 * [|Connecting to the 'net' generation] || A university professor offers some worthwhile suggestions for teaching the net generation. || The professor reiterated some concepts and advice that teachers need to utilize for today's students. The suggestions can be incorporated into all levels of teaching. Developing competency is a teacher's main goal, and collaboration and interaction are necessary components to achieve that goal. || Wendy C ||
 * Learning Independence || This article discusses new approaches for educating the net generation. || This article describes many of the topics that we have discussed in this class. Some of the topics discussed include: how net generation students learn differently, the shift in learning styles, media, multitasking, learning, and social interactivity. || Bob K ||
 * [|International Society for Technology Education] || ISTE advances excellence in learning and teaching through innovative and effective uses of technology. || A site full of resources for use of technology in education, including webinars and international conferences. ISTE brings together lots of professions to collect data and present trends all in one place. || Stuart S. ||
 * [|Bloom's Digital Peacock] || Breakdown of Bloom's taxonomy with a useful link for each. || Site provides many useful links and software to use with Net Gen students to get them to master the lower levels through the high level of learning. || Julia P. ||
 * [|Learning Spaces] || The Learning Spaces site covers information on the "new" places to learn which are becoming increasingly supplemental to the traditional classroom. || This Web site is helpful because it explains the advantage of handheld and portable devices in conjunction with wireless network connectivity. And it covers how these two developments are becoming more and more prevelent. Therefore, the learning enironment expands beyond the traditional classroom setting. Virtual Space is also discussed. Photos are present depicting many informal learning spaces. || Patty A ||
 * [|mind shift] || How we will learn. || This site explores the future of learning. It includes cultural and technology trends, groundbreaking research, education policy and more. || Matt B ||
 * [] || Research on the digital natives and whether or not more technology is really needed in the classroom || Discusses some conflicting research as to whether or not these digital natives are in fact as computer literate as expected. || John A ||
 * [|Handbook for findings and practices] || This is a great reference guide for using tech in the classroom || The Handbook is a bit high tech and I feel it would fit high school better. There is a lot of research that is very useful as well.  || Chuck W. ||