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A connected educator: Believes in sharing and collaboration Uses technology and its connection to other educators to learn and teach Practices and models lifelong learning, which is often a concept professed to students as a goal of education Uses the tools of technology to personalize his or her professional development Is a relevant educator, willing to explore, question, elaborate, and advance ideas through connections with other educators If not comfortable with new technology, still shows a willingness to explore its use Views failure as part of the process of learning May put creation over content, and relevance over doctrine.

The real commonality of connected educators is their use of technology to collaborate in the pursuit of lifelong learning.

Habits are unconscious patterns of behavior that are acquired with frequent repetition

1. They are idea blenders.

they steal ideas and concepts from outside of their domain and find ways to infuse those ideas into their work.

1. The Willingness to Slow Down

The listening educator feels the urgency of change, but embraces the slower pace of listening.

2. Genuine Curiosity

we are in an educational transition that requires change.

Reading and Writing

students need to be technical readers. They need to learn how to comprehend complex text and be able to write it too.

Educators should change the way they view technology's role in everyday life in order to understand students' educational needs,