Blog Post 2

Using MS Word as a student, I have found it to be beneficial but complicated in its setup. I do think that MS Word has many more tools than other word processing software, however, the tools are more difficult to access and understand. I mainly used Google Docs in high school, however I have used MS Word before in high school, but I find Google Docs to be more efficient. Usually, I find Google Docs to be more simple and direct with the tools and I don’t usually require the massive array of tools that MS Word offers and since MS Word is so confusing, I usually stick with Google Docs as the pros outweigh cons. 

I think the standards most important in the ISTE Standards for Educators are the Learner and Leader standards. The Learner Standard helps showcase how teachers need to keep improving their craft through their different tools such as their PLNs, research, and more. The Leader Standard shows teachers that their leadership plays a formative role in their student’s success within their student’s futures. Therefore, I think both of these roles together play a big part in setting a good standard for teachers. 

A digital native is the view that the younger generation are native speakers of technology and digital media. I have seen a few differences on how the older generation uses technology versus the younger generation, such as a difference in the apps they use, how they utilize different tools, and acceptance of digital aid within daily life. The impact of using digital aid as a younger generation has allowed for more access to materials that are important to certain subjects and knowledge that would be harder to receive if we didn’t have access to digital tools. Some differences in the future that I would anticipate between my future students and I are possibly the embrace of AI into education.