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The technology standard I feel I would be most comfortable teaching with the help of pre-existing knowledge, would be “Knowing and using various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.” I’ve learned how to do this since elementary school and have been able to improve on it through the years. The technology you would use for this (if I were to be teaching 2nd grade) would be online scavenger hunts for different text features, identification of text features on simple kid-friendly websites, and grade-level appropriate online textbooks. A technology standard I would have trouble teaching and would need more practice on is “Using information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot”. The reason for this is because the technology you would have to use for it are online storybook read...

I began using Microsoft Word when I was in the 6th grade and became accustomed to it very quickly. We had a required class on computers and learned how to use Microsoft Word in order to do assignments. After that class I continued to use this software in order to write essays and short assignments, even projects for school. Teachers use Microsoft Word for many things such as notes for class that day, worksheets, letters, even permission slips. Copyright is a huge deal today, students are taking material off of the internet without permission and making it as their own. I don't personally have any experience with copyright but I have witnessed some of it. For example, YouTube is a very popular platform right now on the internet and if someone posts a video with music in the background and never asked for consent to use it, that’s considered copyright. A lot of people download music illegally on their phones or laptops as well as watching pirated movies. As a teacher, first of al...

What influences teachers and students to use technology is the actual engagement received unlike in a lecture. During lectures, the teachers have a hard time keeping their students full attention, so, using technology will really bring them in and have them interested. One standard I find meaningful in the ISTE standards is "learner". I'm like a sponge and constantly learning from others to better improve myself. I love working with others in a way so that we both can bounce things off each other that we couldn't have done alone, allowing us to grow. One standard that is a little outside my current skill set would have to be "leader", which is weird since I am wanting to become an educator. I find it hard to take charge because I love being on the other side and learning from those around me. I 100% believe in the term "digital native" for today's youth. It seem like once they are able to start talking they are given some sort of smart device...