I think the main influencers of students and teachers in classroom technology are the general public. I think how people interact with technology outside of the classroom is a big indicator of how people will interact with inside of the classroom. The more immersive technology becomes in our every day livelihoods, the more common it will become in the average classroom. I really like the ISTE standards, especially the first one for students. I have never heard of this organization before and I loved the information about it! The first standard for students was to become an "empowered learner". I think it is super important for students to learn to take control of their own education and that using technology is a great instrument to do this with! One of the standards that I myself could use some work on is being a "computational thinker". Growing up without computers and cell phones, I'm currently in the process of learning what I can, as quickly as I can. :)
I disagree with the term "digital native" for our (my) generation, solely because it is way to broad a term to use. Many, if not most, of my peers weren't as subjected to technology as today's children are, however I do see where the point is that they're trying to make when they say "digital native". I know from my later years in high school that many older teachers, and quite a few younger ones, had trouble with the technology in our classrooms, but a lot of it had to do with no formal training in it. Our schools IT and computer resource officers were nearly always much older, so I think it's different for everyone. I can only assume that in the future I'll be begging my students to show me how to turn on whatever recent update we have for projectors though, and of course they'll grumble about my incompetence.
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