MCS Digital Leaders: How Technology Makes Me A Better Student

I have been surrounded by technology for as long as I can remember. In fact, everything I do in my life is based around technology.

Back in elementary school, I would learn by using writing projectors. In junior high, technology advanced in my school through the use of active boards, and now that I'm in high school - we have 1:1 ThinkPad laptops. We use these laptops for writing essays, research, and also interacting with online resources.

But how can these objects of technology that I have used throughout my elementary years and now secondary years help make me a better student?

Currently, I believe that my laptop is a tool that makes me a better student through its ability to help me produce my school work digitally. This device connects me with my school's learning management system, My Big Campus. This LMS helps me interact with my teachers virtually and it helps me stay organized by turning in my projects and assignments online. With My Big Campus, I can take quizzes, learn new content, explore and research, pose questions, and I can collaborate with my peers at my high school and peers throughout the world. This technology makes me a better student in the sense that I have the ability to be a global citizen and learner. Posted by Haley Jansen, Freshman, Madison Consolidated High School