LaMech EME 2040

    I am referred to as a "Digital Native," although I dislike the term. I can admit that I have grown up with social media. My most used social media platform used to be Instagram. I loved the way the algorithm was set; it felt like everything was mine. I had a close relationship with friends and family, and much more. However, with the recent emergence of AI, apps like Instagram have become absolutely insufferable. I still think they can help people keep in touch with certain friends or build new connections, but AI will destroy a lot if it is not implemented carefully.      When it comes to the digital divide, I feel as though I am in the middle. In kindergarten through sixth grade, I remember being somewhat digitally rich, with school laptops, computer labs, smart TVs, and iPads. However, as I got older in K through 12, there was a noticeable drop in digital resources. It got so bad that my high school teacher had to ask a middle school to borrow rulers. In...

           Copyright and fair use are the laws that state one needs to wait until after the creator dies, plus 70 years, which is actually a really good law. However, I do feel as though some people can abuse this concept. For example, as we discussed in class, Disney fined a poor school 250 dollars for showing their film outside of a home setting. Other than that, I believe it is fair, and it stops people from stealing the original work of others and claiming it as their own. The way I would implement this in a school setting is that I would have my students come up with original concepts and practice having their concepts or creations under copyright laws. Then I would encourage them to ask others for permission to use their work, along with being willing to share their own, as long as the creations are being used healthily or beneficially. I would forbid them from doing things that could slander others or bring harm to themselves or others.   ...

       When it comes to using Microsoft word, the usefulness or effectiveness of it truly does depend on the task at hand. For example, if I am writing a dissertation or a lengthy paper, I believe Microsoft word is the best processing software there is to use. On the flip side, if I am writing a paper that involves images or animation of some sort, Microsoft word is one the worse processing software there is for that purpose. Microsoft needs some kind of update that makes images and animation easier to implement and something to make it look better put together or neater. For lengthy papers Microsoft word is the best thing to use, however, for added animation I believe Google Docs is the best thing to use.     When it comes to standards educators should continue to use or uphold all of them hold significant importance. With that said, I believe one of the most important standards is standard 2.1, learner, which essentially states that educators should conti...

          There are really a lot of things I would like to learn in this class. For starters, there is so much I do not know about technology, but I know that in modern society, technology is something that is needed for us, especially in education. I know this is a controversial take to many, but I also think it is necessary to keep up with the progression of society. Most people think that technology will hinder children, but in this day and age, technology is simply a necessity.      For as long as I can remember, technology has been used in my education. I think the most crucial involvement of technology in my education was during the pandemic, specifically Covid-19. This was something completely different from what I and many of my peers were used to. I had to use technology, apps, websites, and other tools I had never used before. So in the last half-decade or so, technology has become even more intertwined with education than ever bef...