Users and Uses of Web 2.0 in Higher Ed Who is Doing What?

Lake Superior College Duluth, Minnesota

Famous Quotes #1 George Washington once said (re: the cherry tree incident): "I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.“ (Or did he?) This is just an icebreaker question.

George Washington once said (re: the cherry tree incident):

"I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.“

(Or did he?)

Famous Quotes #2 Al Gore once said: “ I invented the Internet.” or “I helped invent the Internet.” (Or did he?)

Al Gore once said:

“ I invented the Internet.” or “I helped invent the Internet.”

(Or did he?)

Famous Quotes #3 George W. Bush once said: “ Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.” (Or did he?)

George W. Bush once said:

“ Too many OB-GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.”

(Or did he?)

Choose the accurate quote. George Washington Al Gore George W. Bush All of the above are true All of the above are false

George Washington

Al Gore

George W. Bush

All of the above are true

All of the above are false

Which of these do you do? File income taxes online (e-file) Use online banking services Buy books at Amazon.com Check email on 3 or more diff. acct Viewed a student’s MySpace or FB Engage in an online MMORPG None of the above

File income taxes online (e-file)

Use online banking services

Buy books at Amazon.com

Check email on 3 or more diff. acct

Viewed a student’s MySpace or FB

Engage in an online MMORPG

None of the above

Choose each service where you have an account Bloglines of other RSS Reader Del.icio.us (or similar) Flickr (or similar) iTunes PBwiki (or similar) Second Life None of the above

Bloglines of other RSS Reader

Del.icio.us (or similar)

Flickr (or similar)

iTunes

PBwiki (or similar)

Second Life

None of the above

Which of these communications tools do you use? Discussion boards (forums) Instant messaging Live broadcast: UStream, etc. Podcasting Skype, or other PC calling Twitter, Plurk, or similar Web conferencing tool None of the above

Discussion boards (forums)

Instant messaging

Live broadcast: UStream, etc.

Podcasting

Skype, or other PC calling

Twitter, Plurk, or similar

Web conferencing tool

None of the above

Which of these free Google tools do you use? Gmail Google Docs Blogger Google Reader Google Chrome YouTube or Google Video Google Analytics None of the above

Gmail

Google Docs

Blogger

Google Reader

Google Chrome

YouTube or Google Video

Google Analytics

None of the above

Social Networking? Check all that apply. Dogster Facebook Friendster Linked In My Space Ning None of the above

Dogster

Facebook

Friendster

Linked In

My Space

Ning

None of the above

During the past year, which of these ad venues have you purchased? Facebook Google AdWords Internet – other than above Newspaper (print version) Radio (AM, FM, satellite) Television None of the above

Facebook

Google AdWords

Internet – other than above

Newspaper (print version)

Radio (AM, FM, satellite)

Television

None of the above

Cell Phone Usage? No cell phone Cell calls, without texting Cell calls, with texting

No cell phone

Cell calls, without texting

Cell calls, with texting

Pull out your cell phones. Send short text message to 41411 Poll Everywhere

For Your Consideration Drivl PikiPimp Shwup NOTE: At this point, people with text messaging service used their cell phones to answer the next question with Poll Everywhere

Drivl

PikiPimp

Shwup

NOTE: At this point, people with text messaging service used their cell phones to answer the next question with Poll Everywhere

Which is the dumbest name for a Web 2.0 service? Drivl PikiPimp Shwup

Drivl

PikiPimp

Shwup

Net Generation

Net Generation

Next Generation

Next Generation

Nexters

Nexters

Generation Y

Generation Y

Generation Why

Generation Why

Millennials

Millennials

Digital Natives

Digital Natives

Generation Now

Generation Now

iGeneration

iGeneration

Echo Boomers

Echo Boomers

Google Generation

Google

Generation

Nintendo Generation

Nintendo

Generation

Screenagers

Screenagers

That’s Crazy talk. Let’s consolidate.

That’s Crazy talk.

Let’s consolidate.

Digital Net-Gennials

Digital

Net-Gennials

Compared to previous 2 generations, you agree that the Digital Net Gens are more: Sheltered Confident Team-oriented Conventional Pressured Achieving None of the above

Sheltered

Confident

Team-oriented

Conventional

Pressured

Achieving

None of the above

Digital Net-Gennials are Tech Savvy Really. Are you sure? They’re MySpace and FaceBook savvy. They’re IM and texting savvy. They have very few technology skills that we expect them to use in our schools. Is that their problem, or ours?

Really. Are you sure?

They’re MySpace and FaceBook savvy.

They’re IM and texting savvy.

They have very few technology skills that we expect them to use in our schools.

Is that their problem, or ours?

Not the End Let’s look at some Web 2.0 services