Tools

In the constantly moving world of education, I have found that more and more tech tools are being utilized in the classroom.  The world of Facebook, twitter, Google+ and other social media outlets allow teachers and students to be in touch with real time learning that can be accessed immediately.  Blogs are used by educators at all levels from superintendents to building administrators to classroom teachers, blogs have become a major source of education.  Blogs being used to update parents on school information, to being used by individuals to express their ideas and opinions to other educators in hopes to collaborate new teaching styles and tools; are very informative resources.  We as educators need to have the ability to adapt to these new tools and to the direction that education is heading.  Our students are already up to date on most of the resources that we hare learning to use and the probably need to slow down to a jog as we sprint, if we are to catch up and then surpass their knowledge.  The uses of these tools are infinite, as should also be our willingness to master them.  Let us all we willing and able to become a teacher of these new learners that we are teaching, be willing to make the best possible learning environment where we have active and engaged learners.  And also lets not be hypocrites.  Lets not ask our students to be life long learners, as we mail it in and be content with where we are.  Until next time, keep learning, mastering, and teaching.