Networked Students
Networked Students are students that are taught mostly by using the internet than by a teacher. These students use the internet as a tool to begin a journey of learning. This journey gives these students the opportunity to use the internet and all of its resources. This teaches the students how to use these resources to their advantage for the present and the future. Networked Students are taught to be independent learners. Students don’t realize everything the internet holds. It is not just a place to socialize about nothing that is remotely important. It is a place that holds so much more knowledge than we realize or know what to do with.
In the video the question is asked if teachers are even necessary or needed. This raises a very good question. With all of the information that can be found on the internet, do we really need teachers? If there is that large amount of information out there for everyone to use, why do we need to go to school to be taught what we can find out on our own. Although there are thousands of websites of information, students don’t know how to use all the information. They have to be taught. Not all information on the internet is correct. Some resources are not reliable to use.
When a classroom has networked students the teaching is a lot different than expected. Instead of depending on the teacher to tell all the answers and lecture all of the class time, students are expected to learn on their own. Teachers are expected to teach the students how to use all of the information they are being given. Because there is so much information out there, students have to be taught how to sort through it, so they can find the most accurate information out there. Teachers are needed to create learners not dependence.
Baldwin County is now ephasizing the use of challenge based, project-based and problem-based learning strategies at all grade levels. These efforts are similar to the networked student's approach to learning except the approaches vary according to grade. If you are not prepared or are not willing to be a networked teacher you can cross Baldwin County off your list of potential employers. So get ready to be a Networked Teacher!
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I love how you said,"Students don’t realize everything the internet holds." The internet is such valuable tool. It is very important that we learn how to use it to its full potential.
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