This week’s reading discussed the development of education since the Industrial Revolution, which I had already learned a little bit about in previous history classes. The reading also discussed how technology is developing in the modern world, and viewpoints regarding this transformation. The debate between technology enthusiasts and skeptics brings into perspective aspects about my own technological use and its context. As a digital native, I grew up playing Nintendo for entertainment, and using computer programs like Paint and Kid Pix to express my creativity. Growing up a digital native, and introvert, it was easier for me to make friends through communities of interest, such as message boards, chatrooms, and even World of Warcraft, which is mentioned a couple times in the text. As a kid my parents, and even some of my peers, had skeptical attitudes about my internet use. The book does not really discuss the issue of internet safety, which was my mother’s main concern. Others had the attitude that any interaction on the internet was superficial. This is an attitude in which I have noticed change throughout the past five years. I believe technology enthusiasts are coming to the forefront, acknowledging that in a global world, the internet is a real place, and useful tool. While in high school I was ridiculed for playing too much World of Warcraft, and my academic performance declined. The text argues that it potentially helped my cognitive skills, and perhaps it has helped me with hand-eye coordination and social skills. As a female gamer, World of Warcraft also exposed me to issues of gender roles.
The changing technological world has noticeably fueled more technology enthusiasm. As digitally native millennials like myself are becoming trained professionals, technology integration in the workplace is becoming more natural. I believe that it is important to the classroom as well, despite the problems of cost and resource availability that some skeptics are concerned about. The text stresses the importance of needing adequate educational and technological resources for all students, which is still lacking. Many students feel bored and hate school because of the technology skeptics’ use of traditional teaching models. I, too, remember being a student who hated school and thought it was a waste of time, and thought that it did not need to be that way. I have always enjoyed learning, however, and my goal as an educator is to help make learning more enjoyable for students. As the text argues, technology is an essential part of providing adequate education to the Net generation.
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