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We store the “what” is going on in the back of our brain. This network has to do with what we interpret and how we categorize what we are seeing and/or hearing. o //Classroom example//: The best way to demonstrate an understanding of how to capture this network in students is to provide a variety of options to students on how information is given to them. I might use a website, smartboard concept map, oral presentation, and podcast to give the same objectives for a lesson to my class to ensure that every student has a chance to understand what it is I want from them. The “how” part of our brain is located polar opposite from the “what” part of our brain. Strategic network has to do with how we plan and express our ideas. o //Classroom example//: Students need to have a variety of ways to express their understanding of lesson or subject. I love using learning contracts that allow students to express their understanding of a book through, a paper, food, art, clothing, game creation, website creation etc. This allows students to pick a forum that suites them so that they concentrate more on expressing what they learned and less on how they learned it. Just as the definition would indicate, the “why” network, has to do with how we feel about what we are seeing based on our interest and motivation. // Classroom example: // Students need to be invested in what they are learning and that is why I am a huge advocate of the learning contract. If a student feels comfortable with the how and the “what” of a classroom, they will more than likely connect with why they should be doing something. The key is choice. Using technology almost always increases students want to learn simply because it is what they identify with.
 * Recognition Networks **
 * Strategic **
 * Affective **