Putting Technology to Work for You at College

HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE DURING COLLEGE 2 Compact Microwave Mini Fridge GOTTA-GET GADGETS FOR DORM SURVIVAL 3. Aadrunh 4 Digital Pets and Plants Coffee Maker STAY SOCIAL THE SMART EMAIL WAY Learn to put the power of filters to work for you in order to manage your inboxes. in REDDIT FACEBOOK LINKEDIN An excellent source for news, tips, answers, and post, especially if youre community participation Be careful on what you Build and maintain an online resume for "friends" with professional networking professors. purposes. TECH SKILLS FOR COLLEGE Typing speed and accuracy NETIQUETTE Online awareness and respect Research know-how (beyond Google and Wikipedia) SECURITY Privacy awareness SOFTWARE BASICS: Word Processing Spreadsheets Presentations AND OF COURSE, THE THINGS TO AVOID! PLAGIARISM SMARTPHONES Don't just silence them, turn them off during class so you won't be tempted. A serious offense that could get you expelled. And yes, someone will catch you. EXCUSES "I didn't check my email in time" or "maybe its in my spam folder" won't fly in terms of assignments. HANDBOOK NO-NO'S: Know the rules about what's banned when it's the university's bandwidth. TECH ON CAMPUS BY THE NUMBERS Stats between 2011 and 2014 10 98% 38% of them say that they can't go of college students own a digital device. more than 10 minutes without checking one of their devices. =1 Million As of 2014, about 7.1 million students take at least one online course College students spent $8.6 billion on technology expenses during 2013. O =1 billion 2013 DEVICE-USAGE BREAKDOWN FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS 91% 72% 51% Laptop Smartphone Desktop Computer 40% 20% 11% Tablet eBook Reader Netbook SOURCES: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/fashion/technology-and-the-college-generation.html?pagewanted= all&_r=0 http://www.pearsonlearningsolutions.com/higher-education/social-media-survey.php http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047637/five-must-have-gadgets-for-your-new-college-dorm-room.html http://www.pearsonlearningsolutions.com/assets/downloads/reports/social-media-for-teaching-and-learni ng-2013-report.pdf#view=FitH,0 http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-admissions-playbook/2014/01/27/5-must-have-tech-skill s-for-college-students ► http://edtechreview.in/e-learning/839-online-learning-dos-and-don-ts-for-college-students http://mashable.com/2011/05/31/college-tech-device-stats/ http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/exactly-how-many-students-take-online-courses/49455 http://www.edudemic.com/20-surprising-stats-about-technology-use-in-college/ http://www.marketingcharts.com/wp/uncategorized/college-student-spending-power-flat-this-year-30388 http://www.wiredacademic.com/2011/08/students-and-technology-addiction-or-education-infographic/ Presented by: campusbooks Ш