As
a teacher, Olivia’s situation may be alarming at first. Teaching in a school
with students that have a lack of technological resources may begin to make
teaching these students difficult and definitely changes the curricula that you
must enforce. The fact that she is intrigued and knowledgeable about technology does help me as
a teacher to influence her career path and knowing what she is capable of. The
students in the second video are taking technology to a new level. They make us
realize how important technology is to those who are growing up today. It is
not just a necessity but a lifestyle. They are able to use to it to make things
better and more extreme but also use it for the social networking and social convenience.
Technology
has always been part of my life whether it was for work, school, or simply just
for fun. Growing up now is an entirely different world than it used to be,
technology is a key to survival in this up and coming world. When using the
computer, the most important thing to me on it would be Microsoft programs and
research for school. My computer is very education based rather than being used
for fun or social media like most in these videos and as students in general.
Microsoft Word is my best friend as an English major for every single paper or
journal I compose. Microsoft Excel has been a savior when it comes to
technology for my work place. Whether it is creating schedules or time sheets
Excel is a knight in shining armor when needing to create formulas and easy
tables. I have also recently been using it to create class lists for attendance
and grade book sheets.
With
Excel and Word I am always looking for new ways to create worksheets and games
that I can use within my classroom. I also am always looking for new ways to
make life a little easier for me when I am in a classroom. As I enter classroom
I realize that technology and students’ abilities to work with technology are
increasing. While going to school, I am not keeping up with all the new
technology that I should be.
The
next piece of technology that I see as a survival piece in my life is my iPod.
Not only do I love my iPod but the computer is needed to listen to music and
also create CD’s. Music is a type of media that helps me get through the day.
Music helps me concentrate, helps me work out, and helps me clear my head.
Searching YouTube for new music is fascinating to me and always being able to
share my music is something that having in my life is important. In this way I
am similar to the students in the videos rather than different from them.
My
love for music always has me searching for new sites to listen to music and
using old sties that no one uses anymore. In teaching music is a great tool to
have the students understand concepts along with getting them to be interactive
and up and about.
My
third piece of technology that means a lot to me is my phone. I was not allowed
to have a phone until I graduated high school. For this reason I don’t take my
phone for granted and I use it for things that it needs to be used for. My
phone is mostly used to contacting people about school and work along with
having my email on my phone. This makes me different yet again similar to those
in the videos. Not having a phone growing up makes me different than most
children I grew up with and those who are growing up now.
I
differ from a lot of these students because I am not addicted to my phone. I
thoroughly enjoyed not having my phone until I graduated high school, but I do
love the convenience of being able to contact people when needed now. My phone
keeps me in the loop during school with emails about classes and events. Not
only does it keep my updated but it allows for me to make emails in my down
time rather than having to do them all on a computer when I have time to sit
down. I am like these students because it is important for me to keep in
contact with my friends and family via text message.
