Blog Journal 1

Teachers are influenced to use technology in the classroom so they can better connect with students, so that they may easily transmit their knowledge to their students. Students are influenced to use technology in the classroom to better understand the material they are presented with and connect with their teacher.

To me, the ISTE standards are a meaningful set of rules for educators. I particularly note the standard, “customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.” As a student who is generally in the minority for my learning style, it is important for me to have an educator who can mold their lessons to benefit all students. As for a standard I would personally struggle with, “participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning,” seems unlike me.

I believe the term “digital native” is suiting to our generation, a generation that has grown and been constantly integrated with technology, unlike the previous generations. For example, I have noticed that to achieve proficiency with technology, a “digital native” needs less time while a “digital immigrant” can struggle to grasp the technology or never achieve proficiency at all. Particularly, some educators avoid the use of computers, projectors, or other classroom technologies. Furthermore, some professors avoid the use of sites such as Blackboard or Canvas. I suppose that I may too struggle with future technologies, but I don’t foresee a dramatic shift in technology such as internet has served with the previous generations.