The day and age in which we, students and teachers, find ourselves in is dominated by technology. The relatively recent explosion of innovation within the field of technology has made it indisputably a central part of everyone's life. With this in mind it only makes sense that teachers and students would find it's applicability inside the classroom. Using technology in the classroom and as part of the learning/teaching process also gives students and teachers more access to one-another, which has allowed for longer exposure throughout the day to course materials, and with that comes the benefit of increased understanding on the part of the student.
One ISTE standard that I find personally meaningful is that of the creative communicator for students. Effective communication has always been a very pivotal skill for success in the world, and in this age of increased communication and increased access to in over differing platforms, such as twitter, with its letter limit, the need for a creative communicator has become, and will continue to become a very very important skill for any individual. One of the standards that I feel I lack is that of the knowledge constructor. Beyond it's vague definition, I am not proficient at using the internet to create the "digital tools" for knowledge, as i grew up with paper and pens and books. So I have quite the room for improvement in this area.
I can agree with the label "digital native" to a degree. It certainly is true that student of today grew up around technology and have a better understanding of the more minor details and mannerisms of technology, however it is only because they grew up around this technology and asked questions, and applied themselves to learning. I feel that the reason that those who did not grow up with technology have a disconnect with those who did, is because the former focuses on the way things used to be whereas the latter are constantly looking for the next thing, this stagnation makes it look as though you must be young to understand technology, however the truth is a matter of mindset and not age.
One ISTE standard that I find personally meaningful is that of the creative communicator for students. Effective communication has always been a very pivotal skill for success in the world, and in this age of increased communication and increased access to in over differing platforms, such as twitter, with its letter limit, the need for a creative communicator has become, and will continue to become a very very important skill for any individual. One of the standards that I feel I lack is that of the knowledge constructor. Beyond it's vague definition, I am not proficient at using the internet to create the "digital tools" for knowledge, as i grew up with paper and pens and books. So I have quite the room for improvement in this area.
I can agree with the label "digital native" to a degree. It certainly is true that student of today grew up around technology and have a better understanding of the more minor details and mannerisms of technology, however it is only because they grew up around this technology and asked questions, and applied themselves to learning. I feel that the reason that those who did not grow up with technology have a disconnect with those who did, is because the former focuses on the way things used to be whereas the latter are constantly looking for the next thing, this stagnation makes it look as though you must be young to understand technology, however the truth is a matter of mindset and not age.
Yes, I also agree that mindset matters. However, mindset about technology may be different from youth to old age I guess.
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