Blog #2

Blog #2
If your'e a student and you haven't used Microsoft Word then I don't know what you've been doing for the past couple of years but it hasn't been doing essays. I have been using Microsoft Word for many years... in fact, the first time I used the software was to learn the different things that it could do. My teacher used Word in order to teach us how to write papers online so that we could keep all our work in one place instead of having loose leaf paper everywhere, we could be more organized. Instead of sticking to paper and pen, my teacher decided it was time for a change in her classroom so she decided that we would write a couple sentences on Microsoft Word and learn about the different things we could do using this software. From that point on, I've tried to use this software to do any type of assignment that I had.

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Copyright and fair use of material isn't stressed about when you are younger. On the other hand you have college, where everything you use from a source other than your brain then you must give credit where it is do. When you use words from another person then you have to properly cite your sources. This is something I have to go through at least 10 times every semester. As a teacher, I would try to encourage the students to put what they have read in their own words and summarize what they have read that they want to mention. I would also try not to give them a specific topic on what to write about but a theme so they can have more of a creative process. 

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I have used Twitter plenty of times in the past but I haven't really been on the site in months until I got an assignment for this class. I knew how to do almost everything on Twitter because once upon a time I was a twitter addict. I would "tweet" so much, that there would come a point where I would be blocked from being able to post anything which we called "Twitter Jail". I know that I could learn more about personal learning networks while in this class but I think with the amount of time I spend online then I will eventually know how to do a ton of things. Personal Learning Networks can be huge in the future simply because teachers can incorporate social media activities that students of this "tech generation" are obsessed and attached too. Incorporating things that students like into the learning style can create a great and positive vibe within the classroom. 

Blog #1

Blog #1

It kind of difficult to think about not having computers apart of the educational experience. Computers have developed into an essential for learning and teaching. There have been a ton of ways that computers have made a huge impact on the structure of education and the students involved. Teachers use computers everyday now. For instance, when they use or tell their students to use Microsoft word for an assignment or a paper that they need to give out to their students. Many teachers make use of the computers in their school to insert grades, attendance, and many other things. They can even go home and do some work instead of having to stay at their place of work.

For all the different things I read about regarding the ISTE Standards, seem to be very interesting. These standards are kind of like a set of rules for each group of individuals based on their roles in an educational setting. Great says like "Teachers hold the key to our students success" are right teachers do but with the ISTE Standards their roles in the lives of these students are changing simply because they have to follow a set of guidelines given to them by people who don't teach. The ISTE Standards are telling teachers how things need to be taught, when they need to be taught, and now they will have to learn to "get into the digital age". The one ISTE Standard that I really like is Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. I think this is cool because this will make students more knowledgeable about certain technological equipment that can be fundamental to their learning experience.I don't really dislike any of they because they all seem to be a great way to help students grow into successful individuals. 

The generation of 

DIGITAL NATIVE

I think this label perfectly fits today's youth. They are constantly growing and as they grow technology grows with them. They are the youth that has grown up with technology since they were younger and now that new things are being developed they will most likely already learn to use this within a week of being released. Unlike our grand parents, who don't even know how to completely use their phones, we develop and used technology almost everyday of our lives. 

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Technology has been something that has been advancing quickly throughout the years and while my parents don't quite have a grasp on how to properly function their own phones, I on the other hand have can in contact and learned how to use almost every device I have had my hands on. It all began in elementary school with those huge computers, which we call fat back computers now.

BEFORE

Everything on these computers were so hard for me to learn at first but now I'd probably know everything about this computer if I ever use it again. As time went on the Smart Board started to appear in my middle school classes. This was one of the first interaction with a piece of technology that was kind of like a touch screen. My teacher made sure that every student participated in the use of the Smart board, whether it was for attendance or learning new material. Now that I am in college I have tons of experience with technology because most classrooms require some type of electronic use.