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     ISTE Standards Blog Post #2- Rachel Miller      MS Word has been an extremely prominent tool in my education and I have used it for many years. Word is definitely my favorite processing software because it is universally accepted, straight forward, efficient and typically the standard software. In high school, I used a combination of Word and Google Docs. At the time Word did not automatically save work so I preferred using Google Docs so that I wouldn't lose my work if I forgot to save everything but since Word also automatically saves now it is my preferred software.       The ISTE standards for educators include: Learner, leader, citizen, collaborator, designer, facilitator, and analyst. The standard that is most meaningful to me is the designer standard. I am a very creative person and I want that to be reflected in my style of teaching. I thoroughly enjoy using Canva, Word, and Powerpoint to make learning effective and creative...

     ✎🍎Hi welcome to my blog!📚🎒      Hi everyone, my name is Rachel Miller and I am excited to be enrolled in this class this semester! This is a class for technology in the classroom and I am hoping to gain technological literacy and be able to successfully troubleshoot any technical difficulties I may face when using tech in the classroom. In classrooms, technology can be extremely helpful and even in some cases vital. However, with technology comes a great amount of skill and knowledge needed in order to use it effectively. This year I hope to master all forms of classroom technology including educational apps and games, presentation platforms such as "Canva" and also the grading systems that teachers use.        I have been in school for almost 14 years now so that gives me a great amount of experience with classroom technology. In my schooling experience from kindergarten to present day (college) I have used computers to access e...