Digital Blog Post #A - Chapter 1

1) As I was reflecting on chapter 1 the first thing that stood out to me was when the use of technology first came about and I was not at all surprised to see that it was in my generation the 1990s. I have a clear memory that at the age of 9 I had my very first flip phone and then I went on to get a computer. Then i look back and they started creating all theses little games on phone that we can play. As well as for computers i remember play tetris and jump start which is great learning game. I remember when the social networking site of Myspace first came about I was so excited to have my own account. 

2)Then as I continued to read on I came across a graph was about media use of the age and hours students would spend. As Looked on and with no surprise it was clear that this new generation of kids spend the most time on exposure to media and total media use. I mean i don't believe it 7-10 hours a day on social media that's ridiculous. In my generation I would much rather be outside playing with my friends or at the park playing hopscotch and having sleepovers and talking.

3)Last but not least what stood out to me was the different types of digital technology that now exist and those concept of Tech-based library, Tech-based textbook and Tech-based learning environment. When I was ins school all we had was hard cover textbooks and workbooks no online sources,i never remember once when a teacher posted assignments online besides in high school, and the library all their was were reading books and dictionary but no computers.

To conclude its fair to say that this day in age its all about technology. I now came to the realization that by the time I become a teacher I will need to know as much as possible about technology because its what teaching is based on in this century. Its clear that technology has advanced for the better of education.

Resources:
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.