Five Essentials To Create Connected Students

This author starts by talking about the new iOS7 update and how her entire school was waiting until the exact release time in wifi stations to be able to download it. She then goes on to talk about how important it is to be a connected student in this world. She also goes on to say that not all students today have the technology available to be able to be a connected student because they may not have it readily available at home or at their school. She then states that because it is so important to make connected students teachers and professionals should help their students in learning the appropriate ways to be connected for the students' success. She then lists five essentials; 1. A connected author, 2. A connected publisher, 3. A connected conversationalist, 4. A strategic disconnecter, 5. A curious, lifelong pursuer of ingenious solutions. She feels that in the world today a lot of students are just consumers and that teachers need to switch their students to becoming creators by helping them stay connected in the right ways. I can really relate to this author in what are and what are not appropriate ways to be connected. I feel that so many of our social media sites are really hindering students for their futures due to some of the things they post. I agree in that, as teachers, we should help our students know what is and what is not appropriate because it is our goal to help our students succeed to the next level. I even see what should be very mature, college adults post things that are very innappropriate and that will hinder them from getting jobs in their future, so how are students in high school and junior high going to know the difference, if we do not help them know how?