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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 ||
 * [] || A wiki with characteristics, traits, and statistics on the Net Generation. || This site has neatly compiled all of their information in an easy to read format. In addition, there are some useful links that will take you to more information on the Net Generation. || Justin M. ||
 * [] || A glog that teaches students the difference between a blog and a wiki. || This site just really related to my final project for this course. I thought it was really well done on Web 2.0 tools and a way to get students involved. Additionally, it used an additional tool (a glog - an online poster) to teach the concept. || Dixie D. ||
 * [] || Another article that reveals how important it is to adapt to new ways of teaching the net generation. || There are some case studies presented in this article that were interesting. Specifically a college based case study where 2 classroom experiences (one traditional and one with web based interactivity) and compared final score results. || Dixie D. ||
 * [|PowerPoint] || A presentation on using multiuser games in the classroom. || This presentation provides a lot of good examples of video games that can be used in the classroom and explains the benefits of using them. || Kelly H. ||
 * Zur Institute || An article discussing the differences between digital immigrants and digital natives. || This article is written by a father (digital immigrant) and his grown child (digital native) and shares both of their perspectives. There are also additional resources at the bottom of the article including an extensive list of educational games. || LuAnn B. ||
 * [|Glogster] || An ideal place for students or teachers to post ideas and use their creativity. || A Glog is an interactive visual platform in which users create a “poster or web page” containing multimedia elements including: text, audio, video, images, graphics, drawings, and data. Students and teachers can create one for free! Each to use, students can express creativity and it is fun! || Fran M. ||
 * [|Edmodo] || Edmodo is an online social network that is a secure place for teachers and students to interact and share resources. || Edmodo is a great tool to use with students because it is a safe environment that resembles the interface of Facebook. Students relate to this and are able to interact virtually with both their peers and their teachers. Teachers are able to post assignments and students can share their understanding. || Monica M. ||
 * [|Digital Immigrants Teaching the Net Generation - Much Ado About Nothing?] || An article containing several links to research and articles offering support and counterpoint to the argument that Net Gen learners need to be taught differently than older "traditional" learners. || Several links to studies on the way Net Gen learners think and learn. Highlights several theories and methods used to educate Net Gen learners and discusses the positive, negative, and, in some cases, lack of effects on the achievement of said learners. || Mike B. ||


 * || []  || A comprehensive PDF file with information on resources, implementation, and challenges in teaching the net generation. ||<  This site is essentially an online textbook with a plethora of information available for free to educators. There is an entire comprehensive section to the article discussing what the characteristics of the Net Generation are and how we must implement technology.   || M. Rauch ||