There are many different influences
that can push teachers and students to use technology especially todays
society. In today’s society there is technology everywhere we go with phones, TV’s,
tablets, etc. Because technology is everywhere it is inevitable for students
and teachers to bring it into the classroom. Teachers can use the technology in
ways to better reach he students and get the lesson to them easier.
An organization
called the International Society Technology in Education (ISTE) which supports
technology use in educational contexts worldwide. This organization publishes
two journals as well as holds an annual conference. The student standard of an
empowered learner stood out to me which states that “Students leverage
technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency
in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.” Talking of how
students have autonomy in their own learning. I am personally not super creative
so the standard I felt was outside my current skill set was the creative
communicator which states “Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively
for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and
digital media appropriate to their goals.”.
There is a
term called “digital native” which are people born into a time when digital
technology was already around. I believe this term is something I would agree
with and would say makes sense. There is also a term “digital immigrants”
meaning who are those who when they were born did not have technology and were
introduced to technology later in their life. I do notice that there are some “digital
immigrants” struggle more with technology then almost all “digital natives”. I see
that the digital immigrants will move more slowly when typing, using a smartphone,
struggle on online programs, etc. Whereas digital natives I feel move quicker
and because they have been brought up with the technology all around them. Although
I do feel the digital immigrants can learn to use technology just as well as any
digital native. I anticipate that I will be at the same level of technological
abilities I think I will continue to adjust and learn as technology evolves.
Hey Amanda!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the example you posted about for the digital native section of this blog. When I think about it, there are many older people that I know, my mom especially, who don't know how to utilize technology to the best of their ability. My mom knows how to use her computer pretty well, but when it comes to her smartphone, she tends to type very slowly with only one finger. She is also always asking me questions about how to do things on her phone like send GIFs and FaceTime. It is really interesting to see these differences in terms of technology use abilities between generations, as one day we too will be considered digital immigrants rather than digital natives.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI most definitely agree with the fact that technology is absolutely everywhere and that it does sometimes make our lives easier. I too am not the most creative person, but I feel like with the help of upcoming and existing technology, we can make almost anything look nice, which by the way, your blog is cute! Like Gabi's mom, my mom is pretty decent at using technology but nonetheless still struggles with some of its most advance uses.