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AACC Commission Meeting November 15, 2006

Reaching Students With The Tools They Use. AACC Commission Meeting November 15, 2006. Agenda. Setting the Stage How the Internet is Different How Millennials are Using Technology Questions/Discussion. Setting the Stage. 89% of online teens have ever sent or received email

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AACC Commission Meeting November 15, 2006

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  1. Reaching Students With The Tools They Use AACC Commission Meeting November 15, 2006

  2. Agenda • Setting the Stage • How the Internet is Different • How Millennials are Using Technology • Questions/Discussion

  3. Setting the Stage • 89% of online teens have ever sent or received email • 78% of teens online • 74% of online teens use instant messaging • 45% of ALL teens have a cellular phone • 38% of teens have sent a text message from a cell phone

  4. Setting the Stage • 20% of college students began using computers between the ages of 5 and 8 • 73% of college students say they use the Internet more than the library • 48% of all college students are required to use the Internet to contact other students in some classes • 42% of college students say they use the Internet primarily to communicate socially

  5. How the Internet is Different • “We have more than 200,000 individuals sharing their thoughts and passions with the world, and creating the most diverse and unique content on the Web.” • Geocities Home Page, 1996

  6. How the Internet is Different • Anyone could create a Web page • “Brochure sites” • Visitors found pages and read them

  7. How Internet is Different • Web 2.0 refers to a supposed “second generation” of Internet-based services that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users • Little or no technical skills required • Blogs, wikis, community sites, RSS feeds, etc.

  8. How Millennials are Using Technology • Communication • Email & Instant Messaging • Text messaging • Social Networking • MySpace/Facebook • Blogs • Podcasts

  9. Email & IMing "If I want to send quick messages to my friends, I text," says Maya Bruhis in a rare phone call. "E-mails are more for work and school." "I really don't think e-mail's going to disappear anytime soon," says Mary Madden (Pew Internet & American Life). "But for social interactions, it's definitely no longer the bread and butter for teens."

  10. Texting Engage in Activism Two to three times a day since August 14, more than 10,000 subscribers to the mobile "TextNovella" get mini-chapters in text message form sent to their Virgin Mobile phones.

  11. MySpace

  12. MySpace

  13. MySpace

  14. Facebook Fundraising

  15. LinkedIn

  16. Podcasts

  17. Blogs

  18. Blogs Emerging Leaders Program

  19. Suggested Actions: Research! • Polls • Surveys • Focus Groups • Advisory Group

  20. Suggested Actions: Enable Community

  21. Devise a strategy Use multiple tools Stay informed Suggested Actions: Stay Nimble

  22. Links of Interest • www.pewinternet.org • www.myspace.com/lbcclibrary • www.facebook.com • www.youngfed.org • http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/studentlife/blog/ • www.linkedin.com • www.ravewireless.com • www.bloglines.com • www.wikipedia.org • www.archive.org

  23. Questions & Info • Download this presentation at http://www.distilledlogic.net/aacc.ppt • Contact me at 202/320-3060 or dina@distilledlogic.net

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