Imagine if you lived your life in a cell. No windows, no doors, but the walls were transluscent. You could see other people next door. They could see you. And, you knew that you were better off than they. What would you do?

The power of connected learning is that we're no longer isolated. The power of the Internet, of the collaborations made possible by being connected to each other can transform how live, how we impact others. What if what we did in class with our students could be infinitely more powerful than just teaching to the TEKS? What if we could actually be engaged by real life, and learn the TEKS in that manner?

I encourage you to view the Water Buffalo video. Watch for 1 minute. Come back and share what you think here.