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Chapter 1: 1. This chapter made reference to digital natives and digital immigrants. Which are you? How do you feel your personal experiences with technology will impact your teaching? 2. How can we as educators keep students safe while still allowing them to use the available technologies? 3. How do you plan on easing parental fears of technology use in your classroom (trust me, you will get some interesting emails on this topic!)

Chapter 2: 1. How can blogs be used in the classroom? 2. How do you plan on using blogs in the classroom? 3. What standards will you meet by using blogs? 4. Why might students be more interested in writing on a blog than writing a traditional paper?

Chapter 3: 1. What small steps might you use a blog for in your classroom to increase the comfort level of you and your students? 2. What specific steps will you take to keep your students safe? 3. What steps could you take to increase the effective use of blogs in your entire school?

Chapter 4: 1. Have you used Wikipedia? Do you like it? 2. You will find some teachers will NOT like or even allow the use of Wikipedia in their classroom. Will you be open to the use of this technology? 3. How can Wikipedia be used to teach students about wikis in general? 4. What are some creative ways to use wikis in the classroom?

Chapter 5: 1. How can an RSS feed be used in the classroom? 2. What applications would an RSS feed have in a Science, History, Math, English, Computer, and Business course? Be specific in your answers. Brainstorm! 3. How will you use RSS feeds in your classroom?

Chapter 6: 1. Will you use social bookmarking sites in your classroom? 2. What benefits do these sites offer? 3. What drawbacks do these sites have?

Chapter 8: 1. Podcasting is very popular in some schools. How can you creatively incorporate podcasts into your curriculum? 2. Will you have your students create their own podcasts? 3. Why would students enjoy creating their own podcasts?

Chapter 9: 1. Thinking of a school in general, how can we as newly educated educators get other educators to embrace technology? 2. What consequences lie ahead if we fail to embrace technology? 3. What measures can schools take to keep abreast of changing technologies?