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 Hello again my readers!

            As a student (k-12), I had little experience using Microsoft word during my high school years. I would say usage was very little through high school, maybe only a couple assignments in the total four years. I became familiar with using MS Word during my first two years of college, and during this past summer semester, I worked with the program everyday for a class. Overall MS Word has served its purpose for me but, this summer I also began working more with Google Docs and I have found myself gravitating toward it more for assignments. I enjoy the collaborative features, like real time editing and the easy sharing with peers and professors. Additionally, the cloud-based nature of Google Docs has proved to be convenient for me.

            Among the ISTE standards that I read about, the "Collaborator" standard resonates most with me. In my own words, this standard shows the importance of the educator's central role in encouraging collaboration among students, colleagues, and the broader community through effective technology usage. It highlights the significance of fostering students with vital skills in collaboration, communication, and teamwork, all of which are important in the classroom and beyond. In today's interconnected and ever-changing world, teaching students to proficiently use technology for collaboration is so important. As educators, we carry this responsibility of nurturing these skills, and the collaborator standard accentuates that mission, empowering our students.

            The term, digital native, could be used to define a generation raised in an environment saturated with digital technology. That saturation causes familiarity and comfort with digital devices and tools. However, it does not always mean the individual has deep technological expertise. A digital immigrant is individuals who grew up in a non-digital or analog era and have adapted to digital technology later in life. Differences between digital natives, like myself, and digital immigrants are evident in terms of technology usage. Because I have grown up in the saturated environment, I feel I adapt relatively easy to new tech, while some digital immigrants around me do not adapt as easily. Looking ahead, future students, I'm sure, will have even closer ties to technology, adding further need for educators to adapt and continue to explore how technology can best support learning while emphasizing responsible digital citizenship.

Always, Britta

      


            




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