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Knowing how to acquire the right information when needed is more importnat than memorization.
Part I Activity: How is the chapter 2 guiding question and Masie’s "fingertip knowledge" reflected in classroom instruction in your school or district? To discuss this guiding question, go to Discussion Board below in the Connecting, Communicating, and Collaborating section of the Navigation Bar.
When you request to join the group, then you will receive notification that you can then post. There may be a slight delay so it may be necessary to write your comments in another location and transfer them on another day.
Additional Chapter 2 Activity: To better experience "fingertip knowledge" and ease of information access use Google Squared, http://www.google.com/squared. Google Squared pulls information from various websites into a table format for rapid location and connection of information. Keep in mind Albert Einstein's quote," Information is not knowledge."
There is nothing that is required for this assignment, but you might try and find wayst that this might be useful by exploring a video tutorial about Google Squared.
This article discusses enhacing peer communication inside and outside of the classroom as well as the transformation of instruction using Web 2.0 tools.