Blog #1

      Teachers and students are influenced to use more technology by the changing world. Technology is a tool that all governments and corporations use to communicate with each other. That being said, the employees of these establishments need to be adept in the skills of technology. A student must know how to use email in order to communicate with teachers, and later on coworkers, employers, and business partners. In order for students to learn how to use technology it is imperative that the teacher knows as well. The teacher must be able to use email for contacting parents and responding to questions from the students. The internet is also where teachers post assignments and grades and where students look at their grades.
      In an ever changing society it is crucial for students to learn how to use technology and then learn the power that technology holds. Technology has the power to share your personality and creativity with the world. It is a vent for so much free thinking and globalization of the world. It is important to teach students how to do this efficiently and responsibly. Something I would like to work on is being a Creative Communicator. I currently only have social media for my own personal interests and close friends. It would be beneficial to have a professional account such as LinkedIn or even a blog where I can share my personal philosophies and skill set with strangers. Being an Empowered Learner is very important to me. Along with the great power of infinite knowledge the internet holds, there comes a lot of misinformation and lies. It is important to differentiate the two when searching the internet for knowledge.
      I agree with the label of "Digital Native." At the restaurant where I work I see young children sit at the table with their iPads watching videos or playing games. They have learned how the touch screen works and how to maneuver through it. I remember when I was ten years old I had a MySpace social media account. I could write posts and create a personal profile for myself. I learned small tricks from that experience. One drawback that I had due to naivety was the threat of viruses. There would be ads that popped up telling me to "shoot" the target and win a free TV. Without fail, there would be a virus on that computer. I was recently gifted an old iPad from an elderly friend of my mother. She had rarely used it because she could not understand it. We spent about an hour figuring out and resetting the password so that we could get into the device. With technology becoming more accessible, less expensive, and more necessary, I anticipate having to stay up to date with the newest developing technology trends when I am dealing with students from the next generation.