In todays society technology is being used widely throughout the classrooms. The reason that technology has become such a wide spread use in the classroom is because technology is growing rapidly. Teachers and students are both using the technology in the classroom because it is a skill that is going to be necessary in the future because technology is only going to grow from here on out.
The ISTE standards for educators are very accurate in its goal towards helping students become empowered leaders. One standard that stands out to me is leader. A big part of being a teacher is being able to hold the role as a leader and being able to demonstrate it positively. Like the standards suggest, educators should be able to meet the diverse needs of all students, which is a huge role that a leader should demonstrate. One standard that I do not think that I have acquired skill for yet is learner. The standard learner requires educators to set goals, stay current with new research, and to be involved in learning networks. Setting goals is something that I need to work on as I am not good at creating goals to set. Staying current with research and being involved in learning network are skills that I need practice.
The term digital natives is used to describe people who were brought up during the growth of technology and how they're familiar with technology at an early age. I agree that the term digital natives is a very accurate term to describe this generations youth. I consider myself to fall under the term digital natives. If I was put in a scenario with a person in their 60's I would consider them digital immigrants because they did not grow up with all of this technology, so they need people to teach them. In the classroom I would have to say that teachers are well equipped with technology although most of them are considered digital immigrants. They know how to use the technology but are not as fast with it as the students are. In the future I except the students and myself to be both considered digital natives because we grew up in era filled with technology.
The ISTE standards for educators are very accurate in its goal towards helping students become empowered leaders. One standard that stands out to me is leader. A big part of being a teacher is being able to hold the role as a leader and being able to demonstrate it positively. Like the standards suggest, educators should be able to meet the diverse needs of all students, which is a huge role that a leader should demonstrate. One standard that I do not think that I have acquired skill for yet is learner. The standard learner requires educators to set goals, stay current with new research, and to be involved in learning networks. Setting goals is something that I need to work on as I am not good at creating goals to set. Staying current with research and being involved in learning network are skills that I need practice.
The term digital natives is used to describe people who were brought up during the growth of technology and how they're familiar with technology at an early age. I agree that the term digital natives is a very accurate term to describe this generations youth. I consider myself to fall under the term digital natives. If I was put in a scenario with a person in their 60's I would consider them digital immigrants because they did not grow up with all of this technology, so they need people to teach them. In the classroom I would have to say that teachers are well equipped with technology although most of them are considered digital immigrants. They know how to use the technology but are not as fast with it as the students are. In the future I except the students and myself to be both considered digital natives because we grew up in era filled with technology.
To be great teacher you have to be a great learner. Not only because we need to keep up with the time but you need to constantly learn from the students about their needs so that we can tailor our instruction to the group. Tech plays a very important role here because it help us to stay well-informed about the classroom.
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