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Computers are an important part of the educational experience because it gives the students an another way of learning information. Also other ways to put their work or assignments in a more readable format. For instance, having students using word for typing up their essays will make it easier for the teacher to read. Since everyone’s hand writing will not be eligible.  By using technology, it is the teachers responsibly to make sure that the students are ready and well prepared for society. The AECT is a technology organization is meant to facilitate teachers with improving the technologies that they use to enhance a students learning.

One standard that I like for the ISTI for students is the creative communicator. Which is a way for students to show what they learned through creative tools. For example, I movie, PowerPoint etc. In middle school for one of my classes we had to make I movies for chapters to show that we understood the overall message. Another creative tool that I used while in school was creating digital presentations. For language arts I had to create posters, book covers etc. All of that made the students to think out side of the box and get creative with what they were learning.  One that would be outside of my current skill level is innovative designer. I don’t recall there being a time where I have to create a design to solve any solutions.

Digital native refers to people who grew up with technology. The people who can’t remember a time without technology. Digital immigrants have watched technology form. I haven’t seen a real difference in how digital natives and digital natives use technology, with the teachers that I have had growing up. Most teachers taught the students how to use the different technologies for their class etc. I would say that their wont be a difference between me as a teacher and my students, because we have grown up as digital natives, and can relate more to the time they are growing up in now.