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Blog Post #2: Microsoft Word, The ISTE & “Digital Natives”

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I started using Microsoft word around the third grade, and my teacher knew everything you needed to know about all the Microsoft programs. I have continuously used Microsoft word throughout the rest of my educational career, even now currently I use it for almost all my classes. I personally don’t prefer any other word processing software, I think that word is so easy and it is almost like second nature for me to just open and use for my assignments. Also, on top of the fact that I have been using it for so long, it is very compatible with other programs and it is so easy to save onto my device and transfer to other programs.     Microsoft Word 12  by Razvan Antonescu  Attribution (CC BY 2.0) After reading the ISTE Standards: For Educators more in depth, it is definitely something that I would want to keep in the back of my mind while teaching. I currently work at a preschool full time in a VPK classroom and we are always preparing for gold seal evaluations or VPK pr...

First Blog Post!

Hi! My name is Dyan Scotti and I’m from Miami, Florida! I am currently a junior at Florida State University studying Human Development and Family Sciences with minors in Psychology and Education! I absolutely love learning about child psychology and child development and I hope to teach elementary school in the future. I currently work full time at a preschool in downtown Tallahassee as a full time teachers aid in the Pre-Kindergarten classroom and I love every minute of it. I have a huge passion for music, I have been playing string instruments since second grade, and a passion for the outdoors, I love hiking or kayaking!  I have had to use many different technological platforms throughout my education. The first experience using technology in a school setting would be when we were taught how to use Microsoft PowerPoint in third grade. Throughout my high school and now college experience I have used many different platforms, from all the Microsoft sites, to website making sites, e...