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Article Reflection

 a. I feel like the difference in technology policy between China and the US is very odd because it seems like it would be very hard to implement. I also feel like it is very harsh, limiting playing video games and such to only certain hours of the weekend and having extreme consequences for behavior that may not even be attributed to gaming or internet use. All around I feel like this policy is a bit extreme and could never work in the US. b. I think parents being punished for having "bad behaviors" is absurd. First of all, what all is considered bad behaviors? This may change depending on who you are talking to. Also, if a child literally has a behavior disorder than it can't be managed as well as someone without a behavior disorder. That is not the parent or the child's fault at that point, so no one should be punished for that. I feel instead of trying to punish bad behavior, people should be trying to find out why these bad behaviors are occurring and what they c...
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Questions from the Articles

  TPACK: 1. What is the difference between hardware and software? 2. Why don't people create technology specifically for teaching? Is it even possible? Net Generation: 1. Why is it not common for teachers/ professors to continue to learn about and become immersed in technology that they may use in their institutions and/ or classrooms?  2. Is there a way to implement or create something so teachers and professors can stay up to date on new technologies, how to use them and how they can be beneficial to their classroom? Teaching and Technology: 1. Why does this author make it seem like robots are going to take over the world? Like why does she seem so hyperbolic about the potential issues technology implementation may cause? 2. Why does this author seem to think technology could have such a negative affect on women in particular? Is there any indication that women wouldn't be able to handle technology implementation?
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Google Classroom

 Google Classroom is so beneficial to teachers because it is very accessible, can connect to other Google applications and is very easy to use. I am able to communicate with students and parents, create new assignments, receive student's assignment submissions and grade assignments all in one place. For the set of students I will be teaching it will be a very useful tool because high schoolers are so busy with school, work, sports, extra-curricular activities and life at home that they need all the access and tools they can get in a convenient way. Students can access Google Classroom and other applications like Docs and Slides, through their laptops and their phones so they can even work when they aren't near or don't have their laptops. My number one concern is always organization and I feel confident that I can do that with Google Classroom so I will definitely use it in my future classroom if possible!
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Technology and It's Affect on Society

  One Simple Question: This video made me really reflect on how entertainment for young children has been changing not only as described in the video, but just between my own childhood and my young cousin’s childhood. As a child and even into my early teens my favorite thing to do was to play with dolls. I would create entire stories with my dolls as the actors, and would be able to act it out for hours on end every day. There was even a time when I was at my grandmother’s house and she had to check in on me because I hadn’t left the playroom in four hours. But now every time I go to my grandmother’s house and she is watching my baby cousins, they are constantly watching YouTube videos, wanting to play games on her phone and the occasional game of tag. I didn’t even get my first phone until I was 13 years old and it was a slide up keyboard phone. Now my 6 year old cousin has an iPhone. Granted it’s an older model, it’s still odd to me. But this has been given to my baby cousins due...
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