tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125850410403865668.post8876339962261377046..comments2007-08-25T19:36:27.244-07:00Comments on mr. k's musings: Connectivism--Matt Kuykendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06439448167976036733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125850410403865668.post-82742728450954558312007-08-07T12:47:00.000-07:002007-08-07T12:47:00.000-07:00Mr. K, I ageee completely with your statement. Mak...Mr. K, I ageee completely with your statement. Making those connections with the children that apply to their real world experiences is the way to teach. Whatever the modality is if it doesn't connect or relate to them the chances of them retaining the information is low. However, teaching them about the tools and technology that is available to them and teaching them how to communicate and share ideas with students 1,000 of miles away is so important in today's world and the future of our children will be so connected to the computers that I can't see how we can avoid using the internet as part of our instruction.pjforbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01181809789434650629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125850410403865668.post-39888231689700810972007-08-02T15:12:00.000-07:002007-08-02T15:12:00.000-07:00I believe you will find that without first creatin...I believe you will find that without first creating those relationships Jane mentions, it will be quite a battle to help students realize connections. They are more motivated when they see that what you are teaching is relevant in their lives. I do not see how you can know how to make the lesson relevant if you do not know the student and that is very hard with 120+ teenagers.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906495204254873892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125850410403865668.post-49735654066934015502007-07-31T16:32:00.000-07:002007-07-31T16:32:00.000-07:00Hi Mr. K. I am a student in Dean Shareski's ECMP ...Hi Mr. K. I am a student in Dean Shareski's ECMP 455 class. <BR/>I couldn't agree with you more when you say that along with the web 2.0 tools, the learning will need to be made relevant to the learner. <BR/>As a future teacher, I believe that this will be a very important aspect of my learner's success. I do think that it will be a challenge to always make the learning relevant to each individual. I guess that is where connecting with each learner on a daily basis, and forming authentic relationships will come in.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067614841114465101noreply@blogger.com