Reflection 5

My “aha!” So many. If I had to choose one, it would be my e-portfolio. It was a combination of all the effort required during the semester. Graduating from a bit in the beginning to a byte, gave me a sense of gratefulness and accomplishment. However, I still live among the unknown world of the net-tech generation. From wikis to iGoogle gadgetry, there were some extremely gratifying moments. The Joneses (the net students) know a lot of stuff and are our next creative generation of entrepreneurs... the Steve Jobs of this planet. My simple concerns are 1) What else is out there? 2) Is there more to come? 3) Can we cope? Questions, questions, and more questions from people like me. We do have some real concerns with advancing technological issues. In my technological philosophy, when I stated that I believe learning new technology should be a fundamental subject taught to every student from K through 12, it was a statement for the 21st-century schooling. This ensures that our next generation, when more technology comes, will be savvy enough to cope in a very technological society without intimidation or fear. Of course, there always will be more to come because it's just in our human DNA to invent and create. As I was reading through several of our blogs, I was amazed when a student took computer science and had no computer. How did she do that? She's pretty much on top of all this stuff now; therefore, there must be hope for us all... I think. In essence, my philosophy has guided me in a way which has assured me that all should be well with learning the high technological advancements right along-side of our net generation and digital natives. Certainly, it has inspired me getting with your program and completing the projects. Again, nerve-racking at times, but it was fun learning and gave me hope. As Nike would say, "Just do it!"