Digital Blog Post #A- Chapter 1

1. My first concept I will be discussing is the iGeneration. Being not far ahead of this generation I find it amazing as well as scary that these children have never been in a world that hasn't been saturated with some form of technology in their life. On a positive note, these children will be effective students and successful as the world continues to advance. Due to their background of constant technology I feel as though these students will always easily adapt to the newest form offered on the market.  I,myself, was not have a phone until I was 11, and didn't have a smartphone until I was 15 or 16. I still find myself struggling with new areas in technology. However, theses children have never learned how to do things manually and that could be very bad if one day our nation, for some reason goes off the grid. According to the textbooks 95% of students ages 12-17 are online and 85% of those students use social media websites such as 
2. The second concept I will reflect on are the Technology-Based Libraries.  We live in a time period where everything is at the touch of our fingertips. At one point in history, the tools we have today were not even though about in the wildest of dreams.  Today, not only do we have the technology to learn about but we have a plethora of resources at the touch of a finger. I am a nerd when it comes to books and research so it is no surprise that I am a fan of valuable information instantaneously.
3. The third concept I will reflect on are technology-based offices. This was probably my favorite concept in this chapter. I find it amazing that teachers can now condense grade books,attendance records, lesson plans, and calendars, to a laptop or tablet. Not only will this keep the desk organized but I feel it will take stress off of the teacher. With out having to keep track of 4 or five different books and papers they can open a computer and have all of their information in one nice and neat place. I believe this will benefit teachers and change the ways of teaching forever.  I know in my ESE classroom I volunteer in at home the teachers life has become much easier due to a new tool called the Class Dojo.

In conclusion, There are many aspects of technology that are changing people and the way we communicate and learn. All aspects contribute to the future of education and how we learn and how some of us will teach. The students we teach and the technology we use to teach them are all important things to think about.

Resources


Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.

ClassDojo,(2012,Aust,22)Introduction to Class Dojo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvrn0]