Blog Post #2

Growing up I would say I mostly used Microsoft Word in high school. I took a business class my junior year of high school where I became MOS certified in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. Other than that, I only used Microsoft Word if I had to write an essay for a class or if I wanted to type out notes instead of handwriting them. At FSU, I've only had to use Microsoft Word to type out assignments for classes such as Physics, Philosophy and English. Personally, I have only used Microsoft Word so I am not familiar with other software such as Google Docs. 

The ISTE standards for educators are sets of guidelines and examples of how educators should practice their profession. The most important standard, in my opinion, is the leader. The leader take every opportunity to lead their classroom so their students can feel empowered. It is important for teachers to be leaders so their students have someone to look up to. Students see their teacher(s) almost every day of the week so it is important for teachers to be role models; students are constantly watching teachers every move and how they react to certain situations so it is extremely important to act professionally when teaching. Also, students will report back to their parents about how their teacher acts, which can either be a very good thing or a very bad thing. 

I agree with the term "digital native". Being digital native means you grew up with technology and are familiar with computers, cell phones, tablets, etc. Teachers who are older might not be digital native, considering they did not grow up with technology as advanced as it is today. With the pandemic and most classes being online, I have seen that some teachers are digital immigrants and do not know how to online grade, post assignments online, or even host zoom calls. This has slowed down teacher's schedule and plans for school years considering they have to learn how to become digital native. I'm sure there will be even more technological advances in the future so teachers (both present and future) will simply learn how to adapt to the new advances.