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           As a student, Microsoft Word was an essential tool for my learning experience. Instead of writing down my essays and assignments, I was often instructed to type my work onto Word and transfer the document either onto Edmodo, email, or a printed copy. I have seen my teachers use word to share notes with the class, create worksheets, and assemble quizzes. My teachers would also use Word to print out syllabi, instructions, lessons, and other important materials needed for the classroom.                        Even though copyright is a serious subject that should not be taken lightly, my teachers never taught me how to safely and legally use other people's work from the internet, such as pictures and videos. As a student, I mainly stuck to clip art and videos that were public domain because I was always paranoid that I would get caught in some sort of infringement. As a teacher, I would e...

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     Technology is an essential tool that is used in every classroom today. Because technology plays such a crucial role in the everyday tasks we complete as humans, it is important that students become more familiar with their skills and competencies for technology. Today, technology is used in the classroom during lectures, research, quizzes, and many other assignments. Both the teacher and student must be able to have technology literacy.             I think that the ISTE standard is a beneficial way to develop standards for educators and students. I believe it is important for educators to be well familiar with the technology they will be using to teach their students. The ITSE standard that is meaningful to me is the fourth standard for educators, promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility. I think one of the most important topics an educator can teach students is digital citizenship and etiquette. One ITSE standard that ...

           My prior experiences using technology range from using various social media platforms to working with Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office Excel. Mainly, I use both a phone and laptop every day in order to complete school work and personal tasks. I depend on my iPhone for my daily routines and essentials such as my morning alarm clock, emergency contacts, music, entertainment, and school information.           In this class, I hope to learn how to properly use word, power point, and excel so I can implement these programs into my teaching instruction and curriculum in the future. I also hope to gain better insight on the importance of social media and its influences on education as well as students' and teachers' personal lives.