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This weeks topic was: Can Technology be a Bad Thing? There were too many images that I found that were too good not to share! Unfortunately, my husband and I are sometimes guilty of this: We have to make sure to put our phones/devices away and have quality time together and quality conversations with no social media or tv shows involved. This is definitely a reason why technology can be a bad thing!  Isn't it sad that kids don't play outside and explore as much anymore? There are so many amazing things out in the world, but we are all stuck inside playing video games, watching Netflix, or on our devices! It is crazy to me when I see such young kids at the Elementary age with phones doing this! I think technology can be a great thing and a terrible thing. It is all about how we use it, what we use it for, and how long we use it! As adults and educators, it is our job to teach students how to safely navigate technology. Technology can be scary and be in

Based on Prensky’s descriptions, are you a digital native or a digital immigrant?  Why do you think so? In the article Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants by Marc Pensky, he describes Digital Natives as students that are "native speakers" of the digital language of computers, video games, and the Internet. Digital Immigrants are those who were not born into the Digital World. Digital Immigrants learn to adapt to their environment, but will always retain their "accent", or their foot in the past. After giving many examples of Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives, I believe that I am more a Digital Native.  I don't remember growing up with a lot of technology in school or even in my house, but I think it came into my life at just the right time to keep me from being a Digital Immigrant. Not that being a Digital Immigrant is a bad thing, but I am thankful I am not one. In today's society, especially as a teacher, I think it would be very difficult to be a