The three technologies that I cannot live without are my cell phone (because of text messaging and email and of course phone call capabilities), my computer (for typing up paper; if I had to hand write everything no one would ever understand what I had written, and emails), and the internet (for social networking, communication with long distance friends, etc).
These three technologies influence my life greatly. I have a lot of military friends and a long distance boyfriend so Skype and Oovoo are great tools to communicate to people out in TN to friends overseas in Iraq or Afghanistan. If I hadn’t have had these programs through the internet, again I would have had to hand written letters, which my friends wouldn't understand anyway.
Now my handwriting isn't as horrible as I am making it seem, but thanks to computers I, nor my readers have to struggle to understand what I'm trying to explain because of the fabulous way Microsoft Word makes the font very formal and easy to follow (i.e. hand written bubbles over the letter I and fancy big letters with a bunch of punctuation everywhere.)
And finally my cell phone is the single piece of technology I am GLUED to! I receive most emails on my phone, and I cannot live without texting. I bought my mother a smart phone for her birthday last year and she doesn't even call me anymore. She knows it’s easier to communicate with me through text than through a phone call.
Technology has changed so quickly in my life time that I am surprised that m mother has adapted to it so quickly. I have access to a computer and internet everyday through my personal computer and through multiple public computer labs. My concern as a future teacher revolves around my student’s ability to access technologies such as my own or if my students use of technology is hugely advanced from that of my understanding of technology.
These three technologies influence my life greatly. I have a lot of military friends and a long distance boyfriend so Skype and Oovoo are great tools to communicate to people out in TN to friends overseas in Iraq or Afghanistan. If I hadn’t have had these programs through the internet, again I would have had to hand written letters, which my friends wouldn't understand anyway.
Now my handwriting isn't as horrible as I am making it seem, but thanks to computers I, nor my readers have to struggle to understand what I'm trying to explain because of the fabulous way Microsoft Word makes the font very formal and easy to follow (i.e. hand written bubbles over the letter I and fancy big letters with a bunch of punctuation everywhere.)
And finally my cell phone is the single piece of technology I am GLUED to! I receive most emails on my phone, and I cannot live without texting. I bought my mother a smart phone for her birthday last year and she doesn't even call me anymore. She knows it’s easier to communicate with me through text than through a phone call.
Technology has changed so quickly in my life time that I am surprised that m mother has adapted to it so quickly. I have access to a computer and internet everyday through my personal computer and through multiple public computer labs. My concern as a future teacher revolves around my student’s ability to access technologies such as my own or if my students use of technology is hugely advanced from that of my understanding of technology.
Hello Maribel,
ReplyDeleteI was particularly interested in your mentioning of your mothers ability to adapt to using her smart phone. My mother is the same way in the sense that she has been able to pick up on how to maneuver her phone better than I had expected. I think that this is because she has taken an interest in technology and she also wants to be able to easily stay in contact with myself and my sister. I wonder if the older generations that are alive today were to take the same interest in technology, they would be able to become tech savvy to the same capability of our generation. What would this mean for our culture? What would this mean for our everyday lives?
I also agree with and can relate to your fear of inferiority in reference to technology when we become teachers. I often wonder how I am going to be able to function in my classroom if I don't utilize technology as much as the students like because of an inability to understand it.Is there a way to make learning the opportunities of technology in a simpler way?
Maribel, this reflective assignment asked you to consider the negative as well as the positive influences of your 3 chosen technologies. Additionally, it asked you to lay your experiences in comparison/contrast with Olivia's and the other students from the assigned videos. I don't see those aspects within your blog post. For future Interactivity assignments, please carefully review all parts of the assignment.
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