Blog Post #2

 Your experience using MS Word as a student (both in K-12 and at FSU). Do you prefer another word processing software (e.g., Google Docs or Pages)? If so, why do you prefer to use this word processing software?

    I have had a good experience so far using MS Word. I prefer Google Docs better because that is what I used all throughout middle school and high school. I feel like Google Docs is more straightforward, and you are able to find things easier. On MS Word, there are lots of different options for everything, so that makes it more confusing for me. 

A paragraph about the ISTE Standards for Educators. Select the standard that is most meaningful to you. Have you learned anything new about it? Are there any lingering questions, concerns, or ideas? Feel free to share your reflection.

    The standard that is most meaningful to me is the Leader. This standard is the most important to me because in order to be a good teacher, you must be a leader. You have to be the leader of your classroom and the leader of your students. I do not have any lingering questions or concerns.   

A paragraph on whether or not you agree with the label “digital native” for today’s youth. What does it mean to be a digital native? Have you seen differences between how you (digital native) and most of your teachers (digital immigrants) use technology? If so, describe them and what their impact has been on your learning experience. What differences do you anticipate between you and your future students in terms of how you use technology?

    I agree with the "digital native" for today's youth. To be a digital native it refers to the people who have grown up with digital technology, like the internet, iPhones, and social media. I have seen differences between my teachers and I when using technology. In high school, a lot of my teachers did not know how to use technology very well and had to have help from the students when they did not know how to do something. Most of my assignments were online in high school, and when the teachers didn't know what they were doing online, it made me think about how some of my teachers did not grow up with technology and how it was all new to them. The students in my classes knew more about technology because we grew up with it and experienced it in our everyday lives. I anticipate that my future students may be more aware of the different kinds of technology than I am. Technology is continuing to advance and as children grow up in this time, they are experiencing technology more than I have. 

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