October is Connected Educator Month (#cem16) and if you are here, you are probably participating in our Connected Educator Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. :) What does it mean to be a connected educator? This might be a loaded question... The above quote defines the term 'connected educator' for me. The world we now live in is more connected than at any time in the past and we are less connected now than we will be at any time in the future. If we are preparing our students today for successful tomorrow's, we must reach past the walls of our schools and lines of our districts. Social media has connected us in ways we never thought possible. While arguably some choose to use these tools in unhealthy ways, the possibilities for connecting classrooms to the real world are endless. No longer do we need to rely on only a textbook! What amazing times we live in! What does the term 'connected educator' mean to you?