EME 2040

There is not one single other software application I have used more in my academic career than Microsoft Word. Especially within the last year and a half of being in college, MS Word has been used for everything from taking notes to submitting papers. These tasks are done every single day and it is impossible to submit a paper unless it has been typed up. While instructors in the college system are more prone to using PowerPoint, I have seen my teachers use MS Word before. Most of the teachers throughout my primary and secondary school education have used MS Word to type up assignments or display activity instructions. Instructors use MS Word in college to create assignment instructions, but not as much as they use PowerPoint. Over the years, I have become increasingly aware of the rules and consequences that deal with using someone else's work. For a while, I have fancied the idea of being a Patent Attorney. They specialize in patents like the title states and patents are very ...

I believe that teachers are motivated to use technology in the classroom to enhance their teaching performance. In a way, technology can simply their jobs if the are experienced enough to use it. For instance, instead of teachers writing everything on chalkboards, they can present a PowerPoint presentation with the information. This makes it easier on the teacher because they do not have to feel pressured to write everything down, waste a lot of paper by printing out notes for every student, and they are also able to fit more information on a slide. For a student viewing this PowerPoint, they are able to copy down information while the teacher is discussing the material rather than having to wait for the teacher to finish writing everything down. Teachers can also maintain their students' focus through technology. A chalkboard doesn't give students much to look at, whereas a slideshow can contain images and be presented in a way that enables students to remember what they jus...

@jga16b

When I was in middle school, I took technology classes as my electives for all three years. I was taught how to write code and work with CSS, although I haven't practiced these skills in a number of years. My sophomore year of high school, I took an intro to technology class that was taught at the local community college. I would say that I'm proficient in using the Microsoft suite and I am somewhat knowledgeable in the general makeup of computers. I've had a phone since fifth grade and even though I switched to an iPhone in the last year, I have had no trouble adjusting to it.  I hope to learn skills that I have forgotten since taking general technology classes earlier in my education. I would like to be able to learn how to apply the knowledge I gain from this class to a classroom, if I should choose to become a teacher. Although I am already aware of the general educational uses of technology, I would like to further my understanding on how technology can be better ut...