source: found on twitter thanks to Robert Zywicki!

I was looking for inspiration on twitter (a common occurrence) about back to school and I came across this comic shared by Robert Zywicki. Many teachers either already have (school has started for countless districts) or plan to ask the children this age old question….

What did you do this summer?

This assignment, usually written, has been a staple for teachers since, well, probably the dawn of “school.” Now things have changed, a curve ball of sorts. Ask a ‘connected’ child and you may very well get “If you followed me on twitter, instagram, google+, etc you would know.”

How would you respond? How would you alter the assignment? How would you use that interaction to take the assignment in a whole new way?

What did you do this summer?