Additional Resources

Generations Online in 2009 [chart]

Mashable: How Twitter in the Classroom is Boosting Student Engagement

Adults and social networking [chart]

Social Networking Rises, Especially Among Younger Set [chart]

Going Online Wirelessly, By Age Group [chart]

Center for Media Literacy (a lot of resources for educators)

Educause e-learning resources, more than 950 publications

The Joint Information Systems Committee, a U.K. organization that helps colleges and universities with the application of technologies

A look at “e-learning 2.0”

Explanation of “e-learning 2.0”

Tips for creating a good e-learning environment

eLearn Magazine, covers all aspects and developments in e-learning

Generational Differences in Online Activities

Shift Happens [video]

Seth Godin on Tribes We Lead [video]

Academic Cluster Computing Initiative [video]

The Twitter Experiment: University of Texas at Dallas [video]

Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning [video]

Danah Boyd on Teenagers who are Living and Learning with Social Media [video]

Media literacy and the challenge of new information and communication [video]

Social Network Sites: Definition History and Scholarship [video]

HP, Intel, Yahoo Join Government, Academia In Cloud Computing Research [video]

Why Youth Heart Social Network Sites: Definition, History and Scholarship [video]

Applications/programs:

A blogging platform created specifically for the learning environment.

http://edublogs.org/

One of the many Wiki platforms a class, school or college can use.

http://www.wikispaces.com/

An open-source social platform that can tailored for the needs of college class or program.

http://elgg.org/index.php

Google Apps for higher education, part of which AU is already participating.

http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/university.html

E-learning applications from Adobe.

http://www.adobe.com/resources/elearning/

Harnessing the power of the popular iTunes application for learning.

http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

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