Darren Kuropatwa uses web 2.0 tools to meet his students where they are. He is very transparent about his teaching by uploading his slides to slideshare, podcasting students' opinions, sharing rubrics, and posting his class evals for all to see.
Youtube video examplifying exactly why we need to meet our students where they are. They are powered on all the time, except when they come to school we have them power down.
Recap of Sara Kajder's presentation on how reading and writing has changed outside of school, "but how much of what it means to read and write has changed inside the classroom."
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