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November 11, 2017

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Im the thinking about Wikipedia in a whole new way....lots to ponder when I teach research skills and ways to make my students feel connected in an authentic way...

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Connected Classroom with Jeff Utecht

Interesting, raised a lot of questions that challenge how I think about what the connected classroom should look like. Yes confirms my belief in one to one (one to world) connections even for my kindergarten students!

Empowering our Students

It is now a fact that if you cannot use the Internet in a thoughtful way, you are illiterate. Not only you may be a Digital immigrant, but an illiterate immigrant. This means that you even have less chance to settle in and be well integrated. Most of us make the assumption that we understanding how the Internet works just because we use it everyday. However, as Jeff said this morning: " The World belongs to those who create, not those who consume " It is therefore crucial to provide opportunities for our students to collaborate, communicate, create and be critical thinkers in the Digital World. In order to do this, they can use tools that are widely used like Google or Wikipedia.

The Connected Classroom Reflection by Eric Kooiman

The amount of information is mind-boggling, but there is a way to understand much of it. Jeff has put Wikipedia into an understandable place where I was always very skeptical about using it. The tools are there but understanding what can be done with them is the key. There are so many tools and being able to have a hands-on approach and be able to use what we are learning about immediately is great. I now have a new appreciation and understanding of Google Search in how it works and even understanding the results better. Working with and seeing the possibility of animated gifs was great. I think I am going to have my math students create math gifs.

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