Reading Reflection 8

There are many ways that teachers can build connections with others outside of their own classroom or school. One way is to make a video blog for students to connect with outside writers, artists, and lots of other jobs that people have. You can also use wikis, podcasts, and Skype for real life conversations. 

The EAST Initiative Model is Environmental and Spatial Technologies. Schools have been demonstrating EAST to show the benefits of using technology for real like purposes, like solving problems and make improvements in our communities. EAST students use commonly found technologies in professional laboratories and design studios and master how to use these tools and use them to solve common problems. The EAST model is built on four ideas, students are responsible for their own learning, students are to be engaged in solving real problems, students need access to the relevant technologies that professionals use to solve real problems, and students will collaborate in teams to pursue authentic project. 

As teachers we should allow students to lead because students will actually take an interest in their projects and want to be involved with what is happening. Students will want to change their communities with their projects especially if students think that their ideas will affect something important.

I am going to use this within my project because I am going to allow the students to lead their own groups. I am also going to have the students connect with other students across the world which will the students branch out outside of the classroom.