Site Surfing

So I spent some time these last two weeks site surfing.  I do a lot of site surfing in my work as I bring technology into the classroom.  I pick the sites carefully....they must have some educational value to me in order to use them in the class.  If they look like a game, they probably are....but there are activities with learning opportunities that use game-like screens that are useful in small doses.  Students like some fun in their day...they can learn by having fun.  While we need many different approaches to reach student, we do not always have to push useful ways aside.  Connectivism works just fine, as does constructivism.  Sometimes together, sometimes separately.  There may even be a need for instructivism and behaviorism.  They all have their good points.  Not unlike comparing democracy to socialism....are there good and bad about both?  You bet.  So as we discuss the best practices for teaching and learning......I don't think we have to stop one for another....blending makes a better smoothie than not...but I'm not really a smoothie eater.  Surf's up.......