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I found edutopia to be wealth of information.  I will be forwarding many of the articles to interested teachers/administrators in our school.  I really like the video section as well. They will be nice to refer to at PD sessions.

I really enjoyed watching the video clip of how students rely and use technology everyday.  I am hoping to share it with my staff.  It was great, thank you to however found the clip.

If you lliked that video from Edutopis take a look at these student profiles. http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation

Questions from the edutopia website:

1. Are they typical of kids in your community? Why, or why not?
2. They spend a lot of time on the computer, but they also enjoy a lot of other activities as well. Do you think they lead a balanced lives?
3. Their parents and teachers are very supportive of the way they creatively use technology in their schoolwork. How can you support the students in your life to help them creatively express themselves with digital tools?
5. Does it surprise you that some are learning teamwork and problem-solving skills through games? Why, or why not?

Great post Aaron! I especially liked the part on the page where kids are identifying themselves as "Video producer, blogger, gamer, animator", and especially, "teacher"!  When I look at my own teenage children, they're not quite there yet (aside from 'social networker' and 'gamer') and my hope is that teachers make the [sometimes scary] decision to embrace these new technologies which help students develop as meaning makers and media makers.

Obviously these are not normal parents. I like what they are saying but I hope that they are richly involved with what their kids are doing. The students are clearly creators which is great but are the parents aware of what they are doing. The profile on Justin shows that he has his computer in his room. What do you think of the parents' perspectives? As adults are you as comfortable with your child's use of and involvement with tech.