Our society today is a major aspect in influencing technology in the classroom. Technology use in society ranges from everyday communication to advanced programming for an IT company. This demand in society for people to understand how technology works starts in the classroom where students must be able to efficiently use technology for real world purposes. Students are often influenced by their teachers to use technology in the classroom whether it be for a presentation or research. Teachers are influenced by society, but also by their colleagues. Teachers are also influenced by their students. As technology grows within student populations, teachers are going to want to learn how to adapt their classroom to meet their students wants and needs. Workshops often teach educators different methods and understandings of how to properly use technology in the classroom that influence the way educators approach technology.
Under the ISTE standard 3a, teachers must create experiences for students to make positive contributions online that helps build relationships and community (https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators). This standard is meaningful to me because the internet is a scary place for young students with cyberbulling in full force. Technology is a privilege, especially in the classroom and if students are not able to show the proper behavior needed to use technology then that student's privilege should be taken away. A positive environment online must be learned from the teacher and students should feel safe using technology. Interactions online should be positive and be able to provide students with a new way to share and collaborate with others. A standard that feels outside my current skill set would be 6b, which states educators must manage the use of technology and student learning strategies. One of my biggest concerns as a future educator is that even with my expertise in technology use, I will lose my students to the distractions that come with technology.
I agree with the term "digital native" for today's youth because we simply just can't live without it. However, when I was growing up, my parents taught me balance between technology use and real world experiences. For example, as a server at a popular restaurant chain in South Florida, I saw on a regular basis parents giving their child an ipad or iphone to play with rather than being involved in the conversation around the table. When I go out to eat with my family, cell phones are always put away, which I find makes our relationships stronger. I have not seen a huge difference in the way teachers use technology in the classroom because most of my teachers have been younger and in a way can be classified as digital natives. However, some of my teachers have been digital immigrants and seemed to have mastered how to properly use the technology. Even if something isn't working, the teacher might ask us as students for assistance, but being a digital native myself, I do the same thing if one of my technological devices isn't working. As a future educator, I hope to stay up to date on the latest technology so I can properly use them to assist in educating my students. As technology continues to be updated everyday, my job as a future educator is to learn as quickly as I can so my students are not affected by technological use errors.
Under the ISTE standard 3a, teachers must create experiences for students to make positive contributions online that helps build relationships and community (https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators). This standard is meaningful to me because the internet is a scary place for young students with cyberbulling in full force. Technology is a privilege, especially in the classroom and if students are not able to show the proper behavior needed to use technology then that student's privilege should be taken away. A positive environment online must be learned from the teacher and students should feel safe using technology. Interactions online should be positive and be able to provide students with a new way to share and collaborate with others. A standard that feels outside my current skill set would be 6b, which states educators must manage the use of technology and student learning strategies. One of my biggest concerns as a future educator is that even with my expertise in technology use, I will lose my students to the distractions that come with technology.
I agree with the term "digital native" for today's youth because we simply just can't live without it. However, when I was growing up, my parents taught me balance between technology use and real world experiences. For example, as a server at a popular restaurant chain in South Florida, I saw on a regular basis parents giving their child an ipad or iphone to play with rather than being involved in the conversation around the table. When I go out to eat with my family, cell phones are always put away, which I find makes our relationships stronger. I have not seen a huge difference in the way teachers use technology in the classroom because most of my teachers have been younger and in a way can be classified as digital natives. However, some of my teachers have been digital immigrants and seemed to have mastered how to properly use the technology. Even if something isn't working, the teacher might ask us as students for assistance, but being a digital native myself, I do the same thing if one of my technological devices isn't working. As a future educator, I hope to stay up to date on the latest technology so I can properly use them to assist in educating my students. As technology continues to be updated everyday, my job as a future educator is to learn as quickly as I can so my students are not affected by technological use errors.
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