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1) Replace graphic organizers with digital mind map
2) Watching new clips and discuss possible biases
3) Podcasts
4) Digital newsletters rather than poster board presentations
5) Class twitter account
6) Audio recording

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Some theorists do not consider connectivism a theory, but rather a pedagogical tool. Theories are considered more comprehensive, whereas pedagogical tools are just things we use in the classroom.

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-Googling an question
-Texting a friend
-Searching social media
-Messaging a colleague on Slack

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George Siemens and Stephen Downes created the theory in 2004 and 2005. They concluded that using technology to solve a problem should deepen the understanding of a topic.

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Connectivism is the thesis that knowledge is distributed across a network of connections, and therefore that learning consists of the ability to construct and traverse those networks" (Downes, 2007).

Technology has provided networks of people and information that haven't previously existed. Learning is the further connection of these networks. Connectivism works best when people are able to collaborate through whatever means available (non-technological or utilizing technology).