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In this chapter the author describes the importance of developing a lifelong learning mindset to help increase the digital and connected world. Normal education focuses on memorization but in this chapter the connected educator must embrace the image of self-directed learning. What the author means by this is it actively seeks out the new knowledge while reflecting on the experiences to help adapt to change. The digital tools that are used while also looking at the online communities to provide a better learning experience for more growth and making sure it allows the educator to learn not only from themselves but from their peers to share insights and stay updated on the best practices.  Also in this chapter the author explores how personal learning networks can help support lifelong learning by keeping the collaboration and knowledge-sharing in mind to help students in the classroom. Educators are then encouraged to embrace everyone's curiosity including themselves to take more r...

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APP LINK:   https://youtu.be/Fm7ltmeRnCI The app I will be using is Google Docs. Google Docs is a really nice tool when thinking about how it will enhance your college coursework. This app will not only allow you to have cloud-based storage so everything gets saved but its also has easy accessibility from any device. This app will automatically save all your work when your working to avoid having to redo and assessment. Going off of being able to save your work right away this app also allows you to share the document to others for group projects or anything you might need it for to share. Lastly the best part about this app is it is free and is compatible with many more file formats causing it to become easier and more flexible for students. Now moving onto how this app will help with my further career as a Physical Therapist there are many ways that it will. First it will help with documentation with different patients to help track there process better and to keep everyones docs...

  In chapter 5 of the Connected Educator the author uses the idea of digital tools to help enhance connected learning for everyone. This helps the overview and how the educators can leverage blogs, social media, and collaboration with different platforms. This is so they can all build personal learning networks and to help engage in professional developmen t. Using the tools will help teachers share ideas and resources, reflecting on how they practice, and connecting with different experts and peers all over the world. Seeing the importance in the chapter of how to select the right tools to help support your learning goals while also trying to take care of the different collaborations while continuing to grow is also another important topic in the chapter. Moving forward the chapter also highlights the different strategies that will effectively integrate the tools into teaching and learning for everyone. This discusses how to organize the digital resources and how to participate i...