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Technology is on the rise & works great in classrooms. It is commonly used not only by teachers but used by students as well. I think the part is how hands on they are is a good influence. Since most students do not stay in engaged with chalk board lectures the technology can throw a twist on it. It can make learning fun & can also keep the attention of the students better. Also, most students want the ability to use the technology & get a hang of it. That is a way that keeps the students desire to learn. Even the immediate results can be a strong influence. Students can take a test & see the grade right when they submit it. Most students, including myself love that feature of it. It also takes the burden of the teacher going through & grading each test individually or having to bring the scan trons to be graded. Which can be an annoying process & can easily have mistakes.
ISTE has many standards for teachers and students. They are set in place to help everyone succeed in the classroom. It sets strong standards for students to do better in school and learn more. And with the teaches, they are there to help with teach. It sets standards for them to follow to help teach the material and help the student learn. It has a wide variety standards that focus from many angles. So if it seems as if one does not work with a student, you could try another to help them. One standard that is meaningful to me is "Collaborator". This standard to me can be very helpful because the educator can sit down with the learner and actually collaborate with them. I have experienced this as a student and it was very helpful. I was able to actually talk with the educator and was able to focus on the problem I had. I was able to final figure out how to use the tricky technology. I have also notice that letting students navigate through websites and programs together helps them. They are able to explain the process and see it done right in front of them. I think the "Designer" standard is out of my skill set. I just do not feel that designing and being creative is on of my strong suits. Though, I would like to fix that and better my skills in that area.
To be digital native is to be literate with the new digital devices. You are up to date with computers, games, and the internet. I have seen differences in how my past teaches and myself use technology. I have experienced first hand teaches being completely lost with simple digital applications like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. I see that some are very slow on how to navigate the whole application as well. Some times I have to show them step by step how to navigate through the internet and get to the applications they want. It has not made an impact on my learning experience but I feel as if it did make an impact on the digital immigrant. Maybe they actually learned something from me. I expect my future students to be on the same level on digital literacy as me. I think that I will stay up to date with the technology and so will they. It will make class a little easier since most processes will not have to be explained since they should know how to navigate through a lot of applications. I do agree with the label "Digital Native". I feel as if it fits today's youth. Most of them use some sort of technology daily. This lets them have hands on experience with it and will keep on testing new devices and features. I have also witnessed little children helping their grandparents and parents work cellphones and computers. A lot of them are becoming more and more tech savvy each day.
ISTE has many standards for teachers and students. They are set in place to help everyone succeed in the classroom. It sets strong standards for students to do better in school and learn more. And with the teaches, they are there to help with teach. It sets standards for them to follow to help teach the material and help the student learn. It has a wide variety standards that focus from many angles. So if it seems as if one does not work with a student, you could try another to help them. One standard that is meaningful to me is "Collaborator". This standard to me can be very helpful because the educator can sit down with the learner and actually collaborate with them. I have experienced this as a student and it was very helpful. I was able to actually talk with the educator and was able to focus on the problem I had. I was able to final figure out how to use the tricky technology. I have also notice that letting students navigate through websites and programs together helps them. They are able to explain the process and see it done right in front of them. I think the "Designer" standard is out of my skill set. I just do not feel that designing and being creative is on of my strong suits. Though, I would like to fix that and better my skills in that area.
To be digital native is to be literate with the new digital devices. You are up to date with computers, games, and the internet. I have seen differences in how my past teaches and myself use technology. I have experienced first hand teaches being completely lost with simple digital applications like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. I see that some are very slow on how to navigate the whole application as well. Some times I have to show them step by step how to navigate through the internet and get to the applications they want. It has not made an impact on my learning experience but I feel as if it did make an impact on the digital immigrant. Maybe they actually learned something from me. I expect my future students to be on the same level on digital literacy as me. I think that I will stay up to date with the technology and so will they. It will make class a little easier since most processes will not have to be explained since they should know how to navigate through a lot of applications. I do agree with the label "Digital Native". I feel as if it fits today's youth. Most of them use some sort of technology daily. This lets them have hands on experience with it and will keep on testing new devices and features. I have also witnessed little children helping their grandparents and parents work cellphones and computers. A lot of them are becoming more and more tech savvy each day.
As you mentioned, technologies can be incorporated in your instructional design to motivate students. You can employ technologies for each component of ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) model.
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