TeenTech

=Teenage Technology=

IM (//Instant Messaging//) is to teenagers is what email is to the more mature generations.

We are dealing with the world’s first **global generation**. **__Wherever__ they are in the world**, generations X, Y & Z are logged-on and linked-up. This generation are influenced by the same popular culture (movies, music, fashions and food) and they communicate about it online and using their phones and mp3 players.

"In this wireless world their technology knows no boundaries and nor do their blogs, chat rooms, friendships, or vocabulary". **[|McCrindle Research]**

What do they want from educators?
Have a look at some of these great resources;


 * [|Generation MySpace].
 * It's time to [|Pay Attention].
 * Have you seen this video - [|Did You Know2.0]?

Links
There are some more great resources for Generation Y here.

Also have a look at some of these;
 * Gen Y & Video Games - [|Alex's Blog]
 * Second Life Discussion - [|LearningVisions]
 * **Sue Waters** (Challenger TAFE - Perth) has some great [|m-Learning resources] on her website.
 * [|Digital Chalkie]
 * [|Teaching Generation Z] - blog

=Social networking sites & others=

What is Social networking?
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 * [|Del.icio.us] - Social Bookmarking for students and teachers to network and share resources sites.
 * [|Flickr] - Photo sharing, create stylish business cards (cheaply) for student marketing ([|Moo])
 * [|Twitter] - SMS style communication with your group, class or colleagues. You can do this through your mobile phone, IM, [|RSS aggregator], or a widget placed in an Aggregator, Facebook, mySpace, etc (//see below//)
 * [|Facebook] - College based communication and networking site, join educational groups, pull in resources using RSS feeds and widgets from Web2.0 tools
 * [|mySpace] - Youth & Music networking site. Pull in resources, photo's, slideshows, presentations using widgets from Web2.0 tools
 * [|moblog] - email photo's from your mobile phone direvtly to you blog for comment, assessment, journal, etc
 * [|Google Earth] - explore the globe from your computer, [|create and save 'tours' of your life], the seven wonders of the world, whatever you fancy and send link so people can view your tour
 * [|DFILM & ToonDoo] - creative space to conduct role-plays, great for dry subjects. Place in Moodle, your blog, wiki, mySpace, Facebook, or RSS aggregator
 * [|Lastfm] - Social networking through music taste. Place 'Recently Played' widgets in Moodle, your blog or wiki, mySpace, Facebook, or RSS aggregator
 * [|SecondLife] - Virtual World. Don't be put off by this term, or the knee-jerk reactions from the media. This space is like a 3D chat room with more learning and educational spaces than you could image. There are some wonderful libarry spaces in world, go in and read a book. Here's a list.
 * **Virtual Worlds** - There are many virtual worlds sprouting up due to the popularity of SecondLife. Links.

[|Here] are some other tools you may/ may not have heard of.

What's so special about these tools, blog's and wiki's?
These tools are user-friendly. You don't need to be a programmer or web designer to create your own online space, or **virtual identity**. Granted, for this generation, they are more intuitive with the technology, but there's plenty of help and instructions to get you up and running. Once you're in there with them, it's time to provide network and some support and guidance!

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Papers


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[|My favourite slideshows on slideshare.net]