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"Give students a chunk of time without instruction to explore a new tech program before using it. Encourage students to use online resources to figure the program out. Create a backchannel discussion or an online forum where students can post links to helpful resources or ask questions.  Encourage your tech savvy students who get it faster than the others to monitor the boards and answer questions electronically.  Using an electronic forum with delayed responses instead of face-to-face assistance will encourage adaptability and eliminate the possibility that a tech-light student will sit back and let the tech-savvy student fix the problem or do the work. To avoid frustration, stop after 15 minutes and distribute a self-assessment rubric on adaptability (see my example below).  Debrief with students about their experiences.  For those who fall in the flexible and adaptable category, what strategies did they use to navigate through unfamiliar interfaces?  For those who didn't, how can they improve their experience for the next time?"

Students and faculty can use twitter/facebook to create a private comm channel (or backchannel) of tweets and updates for a specific course using hashtags. Embed widgets to bring the conversation into the LMS. 

A private/public partnership with the FCC to provide citizens the ability to create maps from spreadsheets and share these online. 

An excellent overview with links to specific examples and tutorials of how schools are using Google Applications including Google Sites to create free, enduring ePortfolios for students and courses.

Pandora radio is the personalized internet radio service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. Create custom web radio stations, listen free.

Author, Monitor and Learner, so you can create, monitor and run sequences to experience the LAMS difference!