Reflection 4

Reflection 4/Week 4

The author of this article made some very valid points. Technology is going to continue to increase and get bigger as the years go by. Think about it, technology is everywhere, its in our cars, for goodness sakes, there are cars that can park themselves and some with cruise control that will slow your car down if you are approaching the car in front of you to fast. Its not just there though, the Internet is becoming huge and social media plays a big part in that, Students today do have other things going on in their lives so prefer to have hybrid classes.

   When it comes to composing documents online or by hand, I am in between. I like to write things down on paper as a rough draft before I compose it online. If I see it on paper first it just works better for me that way. I have turned my remembering over to a technological device. My Blackberry is a lifesaver for me. I put important dates in it, or course phone numbers and also meetings that I must attend. It even wakes me up in the mornings. It keeps me tied to the world that's for sure. I use to write out things on a big calender in my room, but when smart phones came out, I did away with that and just kept important events in my phone since it is always with me. I'm sure the rest of the world is the same way as me, so I did a little study with people in my family and some friends and they all use their phones for important things as well. In meetings I have took a laptop before, but I prefer to have a legal pad, the battery does not die and I seem to pay attention better, laptops and IPADS can be a distraction when it comes to meetings, atleast for me they can be. I can engage in may activities at one time, I have become a very good multitasker and I think that will help me in the teaching profession. I know it will help when I become a principle some day. I do play video games all the time. I have an Xbox 360 and I play it when I'm bored or to pass time. I am not very big on computer games, but I have played them on occasions.  I use technology on the regular and It will continue to be a part of my life as well as the majority of everyone else on the planet. For those who cannot use technology they will be left behind and at the rate technology is growing, it might hold some from obtaining potential jobs in there are certain things the individual does not know about technology.