A lot of my colleagues prefer Microsoft Word over Google Docs, but I must say that I prefer Docs to Word. Word is indisputably better than Google Docs in terms of features, but I feel that the amount of time I've spent using Docs simply makes it more comfortable for me to use. I've only used docs to write out papers, and so I never found the need to use Word's list of functions. I would say that I'd have to be forced to use Word in order not to use Docs, a big factor for this being the different ways that the programs download projects. For Docs, I press download and it's done. For Word, I have to Save As, designate a file, perhaps create a folder, etc. etc.. Although it's nice to have that specificity, I enjoy the simplicity of simply downloading my doc and using it as I wish.
On paper, I think the ISTE and ISTE standards are great. They promote good standards and practices for teachers, and would seem to promote a good learning environment. However, I believe that it would be incredibly hard for educators to meet all of these standards or commit to these practices. A teacher has a limited amount of time in their day, and only so much control of their classroom, so I don't believe it should be expected of a teacher to fulfill every requirement listed. They're a good base for teachers to reflect on, but they're not much better for anything beyond that.
I consider myself and my generation some of the first to be "digital natives". To me, it means the equivalent of being Gen Z, it's simply an indicator of my generation, not how technically savvy we are. However, I'd say technology has had a very mixed impact on my generation in terms of the differences between digital natives and digital immigrants. Whenever a digital immigrant used technology, I felt like my generation took it as a challenge to find a way to use the digital immigrant's lack of knowledge to our advantage. However, though I do feel that this problem is here to stay, I also think that it will be diminished by the technological understanding that a lot of my generation has in terms of technology, though I think there will always be some level of disconnect between generations.
Blog Journal #7
I had a hard time finding a teacher page for any local schools. I was able to find staff directories, listing the e-mails that teachers/faculty provide for outreach, but nothing beyond that. Some websites I looked at had announcements praising teachers for being awarded teacher of the year, but that was as much information as I could find without a log-in or guided navigation through the website. Overall, I found nothing about class pages during my search. I haven't viewed technology as part of my development as a professional, as I mostly focus on how I can efficiently a lot of my time to do the work I have. Although it isn't a teacher-specific development tool, I could see myself utilizing Google Calendar to begin planning and dispersing my workload across the week. I've found myself procrastinating a lot of the work I do, and I realize that not addressing this problem may culminate in there simply being too much work for me to do at one time, so using a calendar resourc...
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