Blog Post 3: Tool Intensive Education

Educators as natural communicators are always looking for new ways to bring information to their students. Keeping education fresh is the best way to keep students engaged and encourage dialogue in an up to date world. As technology becomes more ingrained in the classroom, students are expecting the newest tools to be used in their education.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/08/teaching_teachers_to_tweet_part_ii.html

Educators must become tool intensive to effectively communicate to other teachers and students alike. By understanding and utilizing multiple technological tools educators can communicate in new ways. For example, bringing a tablet to school to demonstrate some interactive lessons could only be possible with networking online and using multiple online tools and physical technology tools to bring ideas to life on a tablet. Digital tools are becoming the norm for students and educators.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrci1EMH2Q0