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Interesting editorial accompanying recent research suggesting fast-paced cartoons impacted children's executive functioning. Notes the competing viewpoint--the digital native generation is adapting to the "ways that will make it well suited to the fast-paced world they will grow to inherit"

What will the libraries do?  Great video about where libraries might go. 

How can we try to accomodate students who have expectations like this, or grow up using technology at home? Interesting Digital Native Youtube video from VALA.

Part 2 of the Prensky's 2001 articles on Digital Natives. This one focuses on scientific evidence to back up what he said in part one. It also includes this interesting quote about the attention span of digital natives, which seems to contradict other research on multi-tasking: "Their attention spans are  not short for games, for example, or for anything else that actually interests them. As a result of their experiences Digital Natives crave interactivity-an immediate response to their each and every action. Traditional schooling provides very little of this compared to the rest of their world (one study showed that students in class get to ask a question every 10 hours). So it generally isn't that Digital Natives can't pay attention, it's that they choose not to."

Prensky talks about the digital 'natives' and 'immigrants'

Interesting blog post/graphic about how digital natives use technology and how they might be better suited to using new technologies (& mobile learning) then non-digital natives. Does this mean that non-digital natives are then less able to teach digital natives then digital natives would be?

An interesting commentary on what digital natives are doing with technology. It seems a little too optimistic, however, but the possibilities for positive enrichment for kids and teens with technology is compelling.

This is a great article on what our students, the "Digital Natives" can teach us about technology! I have highlighted what I found to be the most interesting and insightful quotes from the article!

resource with videos, articles and publications about youth and the media

Born digital. How play and learning go side by side.

Always determine if the use of multimedia is appropriate to a particular activity

This movie along with Earth, African Cats, and (coming soon) Chimpanzees provide very useful curriculum tools to go along with the movies

Good choice, Dianne ;)

Beloit College Mindset List

Anything you wanted to know about copyright, fair use, and the public domain is all here.  Quick easy links 

Helpful blog of a technology teacher with tips, lesson plans, and many great resources! 

This is a great site to look for tips/lesson plans!

This is fascinating and inspiring project/charter school that is making a difference in Harlem! Can it be replicated across the nation?

How science education has been affected by NCLB- what can we do to solve this problem?

A list of copyright rules, as they apply to educators. i could not view the videos, but i found the "copyright guidelines for teachers" PDF to be very helpful

Good article about whiteboards

Must read for budding educators...focus on the positive and get in touch, however you decide to do it!