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Across: 3. Institutional and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Connectedness 4. "...connectedness to what is beyond, ...a fundamental feeling of being a part of something, rather than feeling alone" - Religious or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Connectedness 5. Connectedness to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _: not …just having the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. I mean the feeling of being comfortable around _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, of feeling supported, fed, and informed by it, rather than feeling threatened, starved or smothered by it. How many of us, and how many of our children, react to a new piece of data or a new technique with a sigh, a half-hearted camel's groan of one more straw being piled upon our heavily laden backs? 7. We need to build a more "nurturing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " in which everyone can feel connected, supported, and encouraged to learn, teach, and grow. 8. Some find that it is more difficult to build community _ _ _ _ _ _ than in face-to-face or "blended" situations. 9. "...need to understand and feel the presence of the past..." = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ connectedness 13. World-famous non-profit organization modestly dedicated to helping improve teaching and learning with technology 14. Some find that it is more difficult to build community online than in _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ [repeat word] or "blended" situations. 15. "...the connectedness we are born into..."

Down: 1. Many find that online _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is easier to support (especially using new tools for asynchronous and synchronous communication and the use of audio on the Internet) and a more realistic goal than building community. 2. Edward Hallowell’s approach to articulating ideas about community is based on identifying six kinds of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. "...connectedness to _ _ _ _ _ and information..." 9. Psychiatrist who has written extensively on Attention Deficit Disorder, and who has also articulated the challenges many of us face in developing a cohesive foundation for leading well-rounded, satisfying lives. 10. Connectedness to the here and now, to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11. Kind of connectedness that includes belief in at least a somewhat predictable next few days, months, years... 12. "...connectedness with other people..."