IConn

IConn is a resource of information, in a variety of mediums, that are free to residents of Connecticut. This allows digital equity because it is free to anyone who lives in CT. In the past, some districts or towns with more money were able to purchase access to these websites. Other districts are towns may have not had the money to purchase access to this information. With IConn, it allows all students and people access to information and materials.

I use IConn to locate books for read alouds. Often times, there are books that are great for read alouds or recommended by teachers online, and our district and town does not have them. I can go online to locate where the book is and go pick it up. If it is far, the library can get it for me. I also use it to find more than one copy of a book. Sometimes we will have 1 copy of a book, but I want students to use it in literature circles, requiring each student to have their own. I use IConn to locate more than one book so that each of my students can have a copy.

In the future, I would like to use Kid Infobits. I often want my students to be able to look something up, but I have to find it for them first because in third grade, they cannot just "google" something.