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Everyday technology is being updated and created. This for some can be scary but also exhilarating. Growing up I had access to online material, whether that was a computer, iPod, phone, tablet, etc. In elementary school we had a computer lab that was shared amongst the school with one computer in each room for students to share but were often not used. Some classes had access to SmartBoards but at the time not all rooms had them and if you were in the class with one you were amazed by it. Getting into high school we had multiple computer rooms, a google chrome cart, a library with computers, some iPads, and every classroom had a SmartBoard. I had gotten my first laptop before I even got a phone, and I loved playing around on it, often on Youtube watching funny videos. In Grade 5, I was able to get my own cell phone and was so ecstatic, but the types of phones back then had very little access to online and social media.
As we continue to age and the world continues to grow, we can only see a growth in technology use as well. In my future classroom, I plan to incorporate appropriate technology where necessary. Not heavily using it but enough for students to understand the importance of technology and what it does in our daily lives. In the video by Michael Wesch, he states that everything is connected, not all separated by the website we post on. Information continues to be passed on and spread from network to network. This is called participatory culture, as mentioned in class. We discussed how participatory culture has overtaken networking, spreading around the world with recreations and celebrations. In the video, Michael Wesch talks about how a meme of a song became so big that everyone else around the world began copying, posting their creations, not to mock but to celebrate and show how interconnected the networking world is. I have always grown up around Youtube and the videos people post, whether it's vlogs, gaming videos, Chef Ramsay, car accidents, cooking videos, etc. I have also followed along with the participatory culture of networking although I have not yet posted my recreation of these trends. As Michael Wesch mentioned the Souja Boy dance that took over the world I wouldn’t help but think about how to this day I still do the dance whenever that song comes on. It's amazing what impact technology has on our lives!
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