Blog 1

          Technology is something that is becoming more and more relevant today. Daily you see new apps and devises coming out in order to help society. I think that teachers are so encouraged to use technology in the classroom because it is becoming something that so so easily accessible. Students are inspired to use technology because it is something that they are comfortable with and enjoy exploring. This starts the cycle of teachers wanting to use it because seeing their students more engaged and inspired it helps to spark new innovative ways to explain new content. Also being able to get content so quickly on technology weather its information or electronic grades it helps to move the classroom forward at a faster pace as opposed to looking things up the old fashioned way. 

          Before this class I had no idea that there was even such a thing known as ISTE Standards for teachers let alone students. One standard that is meaningful to me is the Creative Communicator one. I know that for me personally I am not the strongest writer so writing an essay can be challenging for me. However give me a PowerPoint to make and I can make it so through and creative my points will come out so much better. For that reason I think technology is such a good thing for teachers to use because it helps so many kids who may not excel at traditional essays but excel at something else. One skill that is outside of my current skillset is being a Global Collaborator. In my high school I did not use technology regularly so I am fine at it individually however I don't even know the platforms to use in order to collaborate with those nationally and then globally. However this skill maybe outside my skillset but I feel like it is one that could be extremely useful and interesting to utilize. 

          Digital natives are people who have grown up with technology and can't remember society without it. I would agree that today being a student in the time era of digital natives that it is very true that compared to teachers today we seem to be much more knowledgeable in general when it comes to knowing about technology. However more and more teachers today are also part of the digital native group however the younger generations are more comfortable in the world of apple and Microsoft then ever before. I think that the difference between my current students and me will be less drastic then those in previous generations. Being born at the tail end of the 90's (1999) I have grown up with technology and social media being apart of daily life. While I am sure that as we get older and the times change new technologies will come out but du to the early on exposure with technology I feel like the gap of understanding will be much smaller.