Five Essentials to Creating Connected Students (Blog #15)

Summary
The article talks about how students of today are using more and more technology to learn. The author believes that teachers need to step up and actually teach their students how to use technology or it's going to be pointless for them to use it. Social media sites can be a great tool for students in the classroom. but until they know what a twitter or blog is, how will they be able to use it? The author discusses five essentials for well-connected students. 1) Being connected in appropriate ways. 2) Publishing their academic works. 3) Know how to converse on the web. 4) The ability to know when to put down their devices and focus on the real world. 5) Pursuing new things.

Opinion
I agree with the author to a certain degree.Yes, it is important to teach kids how to use technology. But teachers should not spend too much time teaching on it because most students already know the basics of the internet and social media websites. I remember when I was younger, we had no idea what social media even was. But kids that I tutor or go observe know exactly what a twitter and facebook are. I think we should stress more importance on how to use teachnology and social media sites safely instead of doing step by step instructions on how to use a computer.