Internet Learning

They say, "a picture is worth a thousand words" and now more than ever the Internet shows how true that really is. There are so many things that we can "talk" about, but to have students to really "understand" is to show them. For example, it is very easy to talk about the heart and what parts it consist of and how it works but to really catch the students in the wonder of it all is to show it to them like this: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/circulatory-system/MM00636.
I think that as we struggle to meet the needs of our students with 21st century learning we must incorporate more and more technology into our lessons and classroom by way of the Internet. We need to connect ourselves as well as our students to the outside world. Our students will only be able to go as far as we give them the freedom to go. It is us who have to learn to not be afraid and release the confines, to push out of the comfort zone, to take the step down the path less followed as see where it leads us and them. I feel that there will be a time where the Internet will touch every part of the learning process and I am hoping that I will be one of the ones leading the way.