In today’s world, it is nearly impossible to escape technology, which is the fastest-growing industry in terms of advances. As a single mother, my cell phone is my lifeline. I use everything from my calendar app to my team link (for my daughter’s hockey schedule) to keep my life (somewhat) organized. There is nothing online, as of right now that I use per se to write down my daily tasks or help keep that part of my life organized. Truthfully I am not a tech-savvy person, and I like to keep it old-school and use my good reliable mom calendar I get from Amazon. I would like to become more tech-savvy and reach out to other platforms to widen my knowledge around this topic, but as for right now, a significant part of my relationship with technology is solely socially and entertainment-based.
Photo by Sara_Torda on Pixabay
However, I use my laptop every single day due to it being my main resource to my education. Even though that is not for entertainment reasons, I participate in lectures over Zoom twice a week, and I do all of my assignments online mostly working with word and PowerPoint and submit all my work online. My math class is semester requires me to submit my written work by scanning my work and sending to my professor for review. I do try my best to have a schedule when it comes to schoolwork. Admittingly, I do fall off the wagon sometimes, as I work as a casual E.A in our school division, and get called last minute, but having a schedule helps keep me accountable, and efficient. I try to ensure I work on and strive to finish assignments in the morning, it does not work out all the time, as mentioned before, things need my attention last minute, but I have learned that my brain works better at that time of day and allows for me participate in the evening tasks that my household requires me to be present for, and I feel less rushed to get my work done.
In the future I would like to become more tech savvy and I hope that this class will open up a little more for me in that sense, as many forms of technology are being introduced into education and as a future educator I believe I need to be teachable in that sense. I look forward to seeing and hearing of some resources to help me become better in this changing technological world.
Thank you for sharing such an honest and grounded reflection! Your ability to balance the demands of motherhood, work, and education is seriously inspiring. I admire how you’re open to trying both traditional and digital tools to stay organized. I think it’s good to blend methods so it works for you. It’s also great that you recognize the importance of becoming more tech-savvy, especially as a future educator. Your openness to learning is a huge strength!