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As a student, I've used Microsoft Word in many ways. Beginning in grade school I used Microsoft Word to complete research papers and to create resumes. I've seen teachers use it to type up notes for the class.  Also, they used it to create calender's and even something as simple as a syllabus. I even created a brochure for a class project before as well. I also tend to take notes for class using Microsoft Word because I type faster than I write, that way I'm able to write down more notes than what's being displayed on the PowerPoint.

I've been reminded about copyright and use of materials in an education environment since I was in the fourth grade. I've seen teachers scan information form a textbook and make copies of it and pass it out to students in a classroom, which violated the copyright regulations. As a teacher, I would rather reference the textbook instead of making exact copies of the material. For my students, I would teach them how to do citations on the work that they submit.

Three issues that stood out to me in the textbook were cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking, and privacy. For cyber bullying, I would educated my students on the effects of cyber-bullying. For example how some students may commit suicide or cause self harm to themselves. I would have different materials to be sent home with them so that their parents would be able to educate them with the material as well. As for cyber-stalking, I would advised my students to keep the information that they have about them at a minimum, which also goes into privacy. Although most students don't read privacy agreements, I'll encourage my students to read them briefly at least so that they're aware of what they're agreeing to. Also to watch what type of videos and pictures that they post on social media. Simply saying this because once it is posted, even if you deleted it, it's never deleted.

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Technology is very important in today's society ranging from in home use, as well as, inside the classroom. Being that technology continues to expand it brings new opportunities for both the student and the teacher. Technology allows students to be more engaged in the learning and keep the students interest level at high. For instance, some school allows students to use a tablet inside the classroom. Allowing them to use the tablet will encourage them to complete learning activities. It can also assist them with spelling, and researching information for the younger children.

The ISTE standards for a teacher are very understanding and describes what we have teachers for. One of the teacher standards that stand out to me is to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. Having previous child care/teaching experience, I know that I have the skills to inspire younger children with my creativity. Being creative keeps the children having fun and keeps you without an headache. I actually don't believe that any of the standards listed are outside of my skill set. Working with children is a job and a learning experience itself. Therefore the longer you work with them the more you're actually implicating the standard that you may not even know about. Overall, it's just natural since I've worked with them for over four years.

I completely agree with the label "digital native" for today's youth.  To be digital native means to grow up  or be raised in the era when technology really  advanced. During this era children, at the time myself, where learning how to use computers and cell phones. Now a days, children aren't even outside riding a bike anymore or playing any outside yard games. They're in the house on a tablet, laptop or maybe even playing the PlayStation. Teachers would be considered digital immigrates because they had to adjust to the advancement. In this day, digital immigrants like our grand parents text either slowly or not at all. They had to learn how to text, where as texting comes as a second language to us. With that being said there will be a lot of differences between myself and my students. This is because technology is still advancing, and there are going to be a lot of things that they're going to know that I'm not and I'll be learning from them.

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I've used technology all of my life, as well as, today. In middle school I was taught the basics of using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. Once I went to high school, I took a computer programming class, where I learned the basics of computer programming. I learned the different concepts of a computer and some of the terminology used for example; CPU, RAM, output and input devices. Technology is continuing to advance, so I'm definitely sure that I'll continue to improve my technology skills, and become more computer savvy. I've also done research in the libraries and I use social media everyday. If there was not Internet I actually wouldn't know how I would be able to communicate with my parent back at home. 

Being a student in EME2040, I hope to enhance my technology skills so that I can use these skills throughout the rest of my life. Being that I'm currently well aware of how to use some of the Microsoft Office products I know there's a lot more information that I may not known about. My skills for Microsoft Excel are very limited so I hope I learn different ways to create spreadsheets, graphs, charts, and other items that you're able to create in that program. I also hope to learn how to enhance my skills using Microsoft PowerPoint. Being that the creativity options are increasing on that program, I hope to be able to learn how to create a game like Jeopardy. 

My learning style I learned that I'm more of an active listener than a reflective listener. I absolutely hate just sitting there listening to a lecture. I actually like to go over something, and then complete an activity or something interesting to help me learn the material.  I also learned that I'm more of a sensing learner than an intuitive learner, I figured this because I'll rather jump right into solving a problem and if I run into an frustrating situation when solving that problem I tend to give up. I'm also a visual learner, which I knew as well. I'm not good with names and I typically tell people that when I first meet them, but I'll remember their face and still speak. Also, if someone verbally tells me how to do something, I probably will not remember how to do it. I'll rather someone show me how to do it instead so that if there is a next time I wouldn't have to ask for help.  What surprised me the most is that I'm a global learner. I typically need the main idea of the subject first and then the details. It will help me eventually teach myself and actually store the information rather than remembering the information for a short period of time.