EME2040 Annabelle's Blog Journal #2
All throughout my K-12 years, I used only Google platforms. This included Google Docs, Google Slides, etc., and I was never comfortable using Microsoft software. When I first came to college, I was nervous to use Microsoft because I was not comfortable navigating it yet, but after having done numerous assignments, I can confidently say I enjoy using Microsoft more than Google. I believe that the Microsoft tools pair better with my Windows laptop than the Google platform, and there are many more user-friendly tools in Microsoft.
The ISTE Standard for Education that is most meaningful to me is 2.2, which describes citizenship. In an almost completely digital world, students must learn how to be good digital citizens. The world will not move backwards in the development of technology, so we will only become more online as time goes on. In one of my education classes, I learned that there are platforms for students to positively comment on one another's work, and the teacher can delete any inappropriate behavior. These platforms are a good way to introduce the digital world of learning to students, and can help them navigate how to appropriately use access to the internet.
The word "digital native" is an accurate representation of the younger generations' use of technology vs. the older generations. Many of my peers grew up with access to technology, so we have always been ahead of certain teachers who were exposed to the digital world much later in life. This made learning in the classroom different depending on how caught up in technology the instructor was. Older teachers tended to lean more towards paper assignments, while the younger teachers would use platforms like Google Classroom and Kahoot. I believe that my future students will be miles ahead of where I am in my digital literacy, because technology is constantly changing and it caters more toward young people.
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