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The Digital Natives are all around us. You see them in your house, the malls, in schools and walking down the street. Who are they and how do they communicate? How do they find information? And how can we help?

This generation is able to eat, drink, read, listen to music and carry a multiple number of online conversations, all at once. They are on the phone with the same person they are instant messaging with! They have learned that they are able to multitask and they can do it very well.

So how do we help this generation… when many of us struggle to connect a computer or send and receive emails? When they ask if they can BLOG or if it is ok to obtain a PODCAST, do we panic or nod hoping that it is not expensive, dangerous or contagious.

This generation is exposed and has access to information and resources that we never thought possible… How we guide them and help them sift thorough it will benefit everyone.

So what can we do? First of all stay connected and involved, don’t assume that they are able to make the right choices. Ask questions even thou single syllable responses is how they answer back… but keep asking they are listening.

There are no seat belts or air bags in this Superhighway. Filters and parental controls are great tools to make sure they are safe. But what else can we do?

Ask questions and stay involved… they are listening!!!

Please remember that we are in it together parents and schools….

I hope to use this space to communicate with parents, students and teachers about all the things happening in the technology world at ADL.

Also please notice the link at the top of the page that links to the ADL LINK PAGE. Here you will find a link to the ADL webpage.

We have a series of projects going on….  The big winners are Moodle, Inspiration and PhotoStory3.

Inspiration is a visual learning or organizing tool which allows students to develop and organize their ideas.

PhotoStory3 is a program from microsoft that allows students to use digital images, narration and music to create presentations.

Moodle allows educators to create online courses, which students can access as a virtual classroom.