Access+to+Onilne+Tools

NETS 4a.b.c.d

One of the most frustrating things about trying to teach Social Studies and bring in real-world content is when you see something on the news the night before and cannot for the life of you locate on site that you can access at the school. I know I hear students complaining a lot about what is blocked and what isn't, but I am not sure why we are all blocked the same (teachers and kids). As teachers, the responsible thing is to look at and know what you are showing to the kids. Certainly you should see it before hand and know whether or not if you can show it to the students or not. If you aren't watching this content, then you should not be showing it at all. This is where some of these tools can really be helpful in a classroom. Yes, I think that we are certainly going to need to find a way to make sure that these blogs and wiki sites are available, if we are to use them in our classrooms of the future.