Umm... Why We Should Bring Back Breakfast

    As a student in the 21st Century, I am a (self-determined) wizard of MS Word. I've used it all my life, it's what all my essays are in, and I find it's much more convenient then google docs. After using it so long, It's actually pretty difficult to use other word processers, as I'm so used to the controls that its hard to find where the different buttons are on other programs. In fact, all of these blog posts from now on are going to be written in word and copied over to here (not that it actually matters).

    The ISTE Standard which most speaks to me is the "Facilitator". With how tech-heavy my life has been, I can only imagine it getting more tech reliant as it goes on. This is why its important for newer students to be tech-savvy, it's such a large part of our lives and learning to live with it as early as possible is sure to be beneficial. Computers are also awesome, so I am a bit biased towards infecting younger students with computer information.

    I think the label of "digital native" is completely accurate. Not many know this, but I currently work for Eckerd College doing computer work that no one there wants to do. Stuff as simple as creating a seating chart gets passed down from PhD. Professors to me, making them for about $10 a pop. For me, whipping up a seating chart in MS Paint is second nature, but for these people that are more educated and better paid than I ever will be, it might as well be witchcraft. It's all part of the differences between being "native" to tech or being an "immigrant" to tech. As someone who grew up with this stuff, its easy for me to do, but for people who are otherwise extremely intelligent, they find themselves unable, as they don't have the same experience I do.