Blog 1

     I think that the idea behind there being endless tools to different ways of learning is what influences teachers and students to use technology in the classroom. It allows for all the information they need to be in a single place rather than having to search in multiple sources to find a single answer. When education is made easier it allows for students to take the time to learn more at a single time.
    One of the standards that is most meaningful to me is the 'learner' section for educators. I think it is important to understand that as teachers we are still constantly learning new techniques because even though our education may have stopped the world of technology is constantly advancing and it would be beneficial to the students who are familiar with each new advancement that their teacher knows how to utilize it and incorporate into their learning. A standard that seems outside of my current skills is being able to design new activities and environments to further education with technology. I am able to learn about new skills so as I am learning them I hope to gain new knowledge into creating techniques through them to help with teaching students.
     I agree with the term "digital native" for today's youth because it is the generation that first was becoming accommodated with the technology that is newly being formed. The title is given to mean that they are the people who will be using it first and getting to know it before most because it is what they are encountering rather than what other generations were using. As a student, I see many professors trying to give a lecture and being unable to figure out how to start a presentation on the screen or turn on their microphones. When these troubles arise I often see them clicking multiple buttons on the panel in front of them hoping one of them will do the job they wish and not before long a student will have to go to the front and can figure out the button to use within a few seconds. As technology continues to advance, I can see myself having similar issues as a teacher and relying on students' guidance at times because so often as technology advances people will still stick to what has been known to them rather than trying something new and that is why new generations are often the natives because they have nothing else to familiarize themselves with other than the new advancements placed in front of them.