Digital+Native

This class was the first time I have ever really heard the term digital native. It is weird to think that I am a digital native. Technology is something that I am not the most up to date on. However, it is difficult to not be at least a digital native in this day and age. In the future my students will be introduced to technology at an even earlier age. They will be digital natives at a much earlier age than past generations.

In my classroom I hope to be able to incorporate some technology. Teaching technology is going to continue to become more and more popular as the years go. If the students are not introduced to technology at a young age they will be far behind. As a future teacher it is important that we are willing to learn and teach new forms of technology. This can be a difficult subject for a lot of teachers that are not up to date with technology. This will be something I must overcome. Technology is great in the classroom. However, I do think traditional skills should not be forgotten. The students should still be writing and looking things up without a computer. This will help them become sufficient with and without technology.