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 I am very comfortable with MS word, and would use it a lot in school. I would use word to write essays and plan papers, but I don't have much experience with different formatting options. My computer, until recently, only had pages but over the years I became more familiar with this program. I still feel comfortable with word, but I use pages more often. I am confident some people are able to navigate more complicated application formats, but it may take a lot of time for me to become comfortable with something similar to what is shown below. I also have experience with word online and google docs, but I mainly use these applications for collaborative projects. 

The ISTE Educator standard that stood out to me the most was Learner. This standard explains that teachers should actively learn about professional goals, changes in pedagogy, and global change. This helps them to improve student learning and engage in their communities. A large part of this learning is the ability to adapt to change. I think one of the most important things about being an educator is being able to adapt to changes in curriculum, student behavior, and management as well as being receptive to new ideas from students and the world around them. 

The term "Digital natives" refers to the people in younger generations who have grown up with technology, and assumes that they are as a whole better with it than older generations. I agree with the label "Digital Natives" for today's youth because I think the idea can apply to the majority of younger people. There will always be exceptions, for example students who don't have internet access or who don't fully grasp technology, but for the most part one can observe that this idea is true, especially when comparing younger and older generations. I find that people of older generations use technology to communication directly with close family and friends, only using a few resources to do so. Younger people tend to use a variety of resources for a variety of reasons: entertainment, communication, information. I believe that as technology develops I will not be able to keep up with the learning curve, but my future students will be able to master it with ease. 

"MS Word feature set" by Rob Enslin is licensed under CC BY 2.0  

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  1. VictoriaSeptember 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM

    I think it's a great point you've made about how there's always exceptions to the rule when it comes to the term "digital natives". There will always be younger people that grow up at a disadvantage, whether it be due to lack of money, interest, or simply lack of skill development. There are also those who may be "digital immigrants" that made a large effort to keep up on the current technological advances and are really good at maneuvering the internet and newer software.

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  2. JadaSeptember 14, 2020 at 1:14 PM

    Hi Keys,

    I agree that it is super important for educators to be able to adapt to change, wither its a student's behavior or curriculum. It is the job of the educator to stay up-to-date on things that will aid students learning process.

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