Blog Post #1

To me, technology is crucial to a successful educational experience in this day and age. It is a so important to have in the work force and is quickly becoming a "life skill", due to all the technology literally everywhere. P21 skills are important as well, and especially useful when fostered in primary education. A major concern is mandating laws to have technology equally implemented all over the United States. At the moment, each state decides how technology will teach children. While this freedom is nice in some ways, it would be especially helpful, as well as beneficial, if all children were taught the same basic technology skills. I support the work ISTE performs and it makes me happy seeing their efforts towards student's reaching technology literacy before entering high school.

I whole heartedly agree with the term "digital native." It fits our generation perfectly. As a child, I was exposed to technology at a very young age. Granted, the majority of it was for educational purposes (computer games to help with vocabulary, reading, etc.), but there was exposure. I would consider my parents "digital immigrants", considering that they were exposed to technology much later in life. I would place the majority of my teachers in the same category. Because they were exposed later, they have a harder time adapting to updates and changes that occur with technology. Technology is always advancing, so it's hard for even the "digital natives" to keep up. I anticipate that my students will be more "in the know" than me, but I will be more adaptable because I've always been around technology and am open to changes and advancements.