The document discusses how the current generation of students have had access to technology and the internet their whole lives. They may think they can multitask but can't. They have access to information overload and may not know how to evaluate information sources. Educational technology is growing rapidly. When using technology, teachers should start with clear objectives and choose tools to help achieve those objectives. The document provides suggestions for how teachers can incorporate technology into their classroom like having the librarian teach a search literacy class or creating a class newsletter. It also provides some website examples and tools for blogging, social bookmarking, and wikis.

1. Deirdre Bonnycastle
February 27 th 2012

4.  Has had access to the Internet from birth
 Has had access to email since elementary
school
 Has been using social networking
programs since high school

5.  May think they can multitask, but can’t
 Has access to information overload like no
other generation
 May not know how to access legitimate
information (science vs opinion)
 May never have been exposed to
educational technology.

6.  Growing exponentially, too rapidly to keep
up
 Start with your objectives and choose
technology to help achieve that objective
 Involve your students by asking “If we want
to do X, what tools might we use.”

7.  Have the librarian teach a class in search
literacy
 Create a social bookmarking account for
your class where they can share articles
 Create a class newsletter
 Learn to use Twitter
 Learn about Apps, Simulators, Case sites

8.  Bookmarking http://www.diigo.com/
 Newsletter http://www.scoop.it/
 Twitter http://twitter.com/
 Tweetdeck http://www.tweetdeck.com/

10.  Students can see how others write which
helps improve their writing
 Other students can comment on what was
written thus improving everyone's reflection
and discussion skills
 Other professionals can comment on what
students writes thus engaging them in
professional discourse

11.  UofS
http://www.usask.ca/its/services/webpage_
hosting/blogs/
 Blogger
http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g
 Google Doc
http://youtu.be/zApehuekC-M

12. Creates document that can be edited by a
group
 Team task
 Committee
 Research group
 Case based learning

13.  U of S
http://www.usask.ca/its/services/webpage_
hosting/wiki/
 Blackboard has a wiki tool
 PBworks http://pbworks.com/
 Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/