Presentation for the Masters of Education students\' Residency at Norwich University

2. Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach . -Mark Prensky, “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants.”

3. At the same time… The Web has also changed

4. Web 1.0 Democratized Access to Information

5. Web 2.0: Democratized Participation

7. Characteristics of Social Software

8. Easy content creation and sharing

9. Online Collaboration

10. Conversations

11. Conversations

12. Capitalizing on the wisdom of crowds

13. Transparency

14. Transparency

15. Personalization

16. Portability

17. Social Software Applications in Education

20. Course Management System

21. Faculty Communication with Students/Parents

22. Faculty Communication with Students/Parents

23. Reflective Learning

24. Reflective Learning

25. Reflective Learning

26. Reflective Learning

27. Discussion

28. Discussion

29. Discussion

30. Language or Writing Practice

31. Language or Writing Practice

32. Share Ideas/Get Feedback

34. Courseware

35. Courseware

36. Courseware

37. Group Projects

38. Collaborative Resource Guides

40. Courseware

41. Feedback Mechanism

42. Feedback Mechanism

43. Portal to Library/School Content

44. Portal to Library/School Content

45. Portal to Library/School Content

47. Lectures and Guest Speakers

48. Student Projects

49. Student Projects

50. News and Marketing

51. Language Classes

53. Recording Lectures

54. Comments on Student Papers

55. Tutorials

56. Things to Consider

57. Avoid technolust

58. Don’t assume all of your students are tech-savvy

59. Play with technology! Kick the tires!

60. Don’t be afraid to try things out with your students

61. Don’t be afraid to let your students “drive”

62. Consider the maintenance burden and sustainability of any technology

64. Thanks!