Blog #2

I am pretty comfortable with technology. Not as comfortable as I used to be but I use it quickly and fairly easily on a daily basis. I have an iPhone that I just bought in November so I use that everyday. The three things I use my phone for most are Instagram, checking my e-mail and online shopping. I have a Mac that I use almost entirely for school, unless I'm playing bubble spinner. I don't like to be on the computer or my phone all the time. I'm easily annoyed when I'm spending time with people and they can't separate their phone from their hand. I used to spend a lot of time on the computer in middle school and played around with HTML coding but that's not how I'd like to spend my time now. Since I don't spend as much time on the computer as I used to, I'm not as familiar but I can work my way through it. Although getting used to all these blogs has proven to be a little complicating at first considering I'm turning this post in late because I couldn't navigate around our web page (but I think I've got it all down now!) I think technology in the classroom can be helpful if used properly. My boyfriend has two little brothers in middle school and they use iPads and other gadgets in class. I was surprised because I would think that to be an incredible distraction for children in the classroom (especially since he was texting my boyfriend from his tablet in class). I also had a concern for children who can't afford this kind of technology. Are they stuck using a pen and paper while watching their classmates excel in a field that is becoming increasing popular in our life? From EDCT 2030, I hope to learn ways of using technology that make we want to replace "old school" ways.