#1: Computers

#1: Computers are an important part of the educational experience because wherever that student moves on in life, whatever career that student chooses, there will always be a computer somehow involved. Every person living in today's world needs to have experience with a computer, and have the knowledge of how to move around on one. Every educator must know certain aspects about technology and how to use it correctly inside a classroom. I would say one of the main concerns about technology and teachers is that some teachers will use the technology to replace their role in the classroom. Technology is going to always have a giant role in every classroom, and I believe that these issues need to be dealt with carefully because it could affect the student's life forever.

#2: The ISTE standards are a set of standards that needs to be there. They are trying to make the education system better by teaching the educators how to educate the future generations about technology. The NETS-S is a standard that I really enjoy seeing in place. Educators today need to have the knowledge and the skill set to use technology while teaching.  This standard makes the educators effective and helpful towards the students. The CAEP standard I also enjoy seeing, but I believe that if that standard isn't met, it could hurt instead of help the students. I know I need to keep going farther into my education to truly learn how to use this kind of standard to the best of my knowledge. If I, or any other future educator doesn't do this, instead of enhancing our teaching, we could make our teaching worse, and hurt the students' education.

#3: I do agree with the term "digital native" for today's youth because if you haven't noticed, every toddler, child, adolescent, and young adult have some kind of technology around them, pretty much at all times. In today's world, people do not know how to live life without technology being involved. A digital native means growing up around technology, and being very comfortable around it by an early age. I've had some classes where the teacher tries to use some kind of technology during the lesson, and the students have to explain to the teacher how to actually use that kind of technology correct. I don't believe it has impacted my learning experience in a bad way because the lesson still gets taught to the classroom. I anticipate the difference of when I was in a classroom to when I am a teacher of a classroom, the students and I will more closely be on the same page/knowledge of the technology I am using for that lesson. "Digital native" is honestly a perfect label for the youth of today.