Blog Post #2

    Hello class, as a student in high school and now in college, Microsoft Word has been a major part of my education. I started to use MS Word heavily my junior year of high school as classes switched to remote learning due to the pandemic. During this time it was common for teachers to assign activities that required us sending a MS Word document in. In my transition to college, I have continued to use MS Word to take notes in class as well as complete required assignments. However this semester I have switched over to Google Docs for note taking as i find it more user friendly on my IPad as opposed to MS Word. This change from MS Word to Google Docs has helped the speed that I take my notes because in the past I have struggled to get all the information down that’s on a PowerPoint while the professor is covering it.

    I feel that the most important ISTE Standard for Educators is standard 2.4 Collaborator. This standard incorporates collaboration of teachers with others educators and teachers with students. Teachers working with others educators allows for new and less experienced teachers to get in-site information on things they could work into their teaching. The roles can also be reversed in this situation and the educator who is newly incoming to the field can share new and useful perspectives of what could work in the classroom to experienced teachers. This standard also allows for teachers and students to work together to see what works best for their students and how to fit their specific learning needs.

    The term “digital native” is used to describe someone in our current generation who arguably agrees that learning is more effective when technology is being used in a learning setting. To be a digital native it means that you’re relatively tech savvy and prefer to receive their information digitally through videos and online activities as opposed to reading. Since being at FSU I have encountered professors that are “digital natives,” and also others who are “digital immigrants” also know as someone who is less experienced with technology. When instructors are digital immigrants I feel that it can somewhat effect the class because instructions and formatting of assignments are sometimes unclear. It can also take up a large amount of time when a professor is a digital immigrant and is having trouble with the technology they’re using.