Week 2 - The Power of Drive

Currently, I am using Google Drive apps on all my devices as a way to manage my documents.  Everything from pictures, to slideshows, to essays gets stored on my Google account. Other than Google Drive, I do not use any apps for the teacher education program. The Google drive app has increased my productivity by allowing me to switch from device to device without much difficulty or layover time. The only apps that I employ increase my productivity. I do not use facebook or twitter, which means that I do not waste time with technology. Because of my personality, I am constantly working, so my technology is a means by which I make my time more effective. The apps that I use make my work much more effective and has resulted in my being a better leader and administrator of tasks. Apps are not instructional tools, but ways through which teachers can better manage their time. Because technology is clearly not available to all students, it is logical that apps and cellphones (personal technology in general) cannot be used as a direct instructional tool. Additionally, students have enough exposure to technology that they innately understand it, and do not need someone to teach them how to use it. Teaching a student how to use an app is like teaching them how to walk. We need to be teaching uncomfortable things, like oral communication and the value of attention to detail, which are two things that the workforce is looking for.