Connecting to Stay Current

          The learner today is like the age old sponge.  With every new innovation that comes with time, they quickly soak up the knowledge expanding their wealth of information. The Impact of Social Media on Learning  for instance has been overwhelmingly tremendous. There isn't one thing that we as educators or students can do today that doesn't require the use of the internet.  Google docs is a great medium for groups to combine efforts when working on group projects.  It saves time and energy, also, Teachers can share this forum to continue a class activity from home.  Not to share information and open your mind to learning from your peers or current available information is to run the risk of becoming an isolator; one who holds the monopoly on knowledge in the classroom, which depreciates you as a teacher and cheats your students out of being on par of ahead of the rest.  What we know today is no as important as our ability to continue to stay current. Continuing to stay in top is the key to remaining competitive.

          Keeping up

          In education it is definitely okay to keep up with the Joneses. You want to always be just as knowledgeable or ahead of the others.  The field of education and the world market is a brutal reality when it comes to getting into the best schools or landing the best jobs so creating a network enables you to stay current, therefore connectivism is key.  What is Connectivism : This is the resource that enables us, both teachers and students to stay in the game.  By having dialogue with others  we ourselves grow in knowledge.  Not just dialogue, but open communication whether through blogging or other forms of social media.  Blogging is one of the better ways to share or connect with other people in order to stay current and learn from each other.