Day 2- Multicultural Importance and Educational Technology

 

 

  Guam, a multicultural society! When I first came to Guam in 1998, I felt a sense of security instantaneously. People in Guam have different ethnicities, races, and nationalities that live together in the same community just like my family and I(Asian + American). In a short period of time that I was in Guam, I’d seen the way the people celebrate their own unique culture in their ways of life, their dialects/languages, arts, foods, traditions/beliefs, and as well as their behavior. I left for two years for the mainland and came back in 2000. I have noticed heavy multiculturalism and diversity in Guam. Today, and not just in Guam, but anywhere in the world, workplaces, and schools are increasingly made up of various cultural, racial, and ethnic groups. Technology across the world, has recognized, adapting, and learning about these various groups. Through technology, the communities are building trust, respect, and understanding across all cultures. Guam has a truly diverse society because people here has strongly valued the cultural differences within.

 In most places that I have been with multicultural and diverse society, people are given a chance to an educational equity, and chance to grow to their fullest potential cognitively, academically, and effectively.

 While the truth remains that we are living in a society that comprises various ethnicities, cultures, and people have different origins and backgrounds are sharing the same place or city for living, there are benefits acquire from all these such as becoming a unique and attractive country.I can also claim that there are negative and positive outcomes of having a diversity society. Again, through technology which has been the gismo for everyone in the world, we are able to communicate and share.

 In addition, I also consider Guam a Melting Pot Territory. Folks that are able to migrate here in Guam just become fully assimilated into the culture and become one of them. Some remain loyal and keep their identity or at least one of their most valued culture and just mix themselves like a salad ingredient and still prefer to have their very own salad dressing. 

 Moreover, technology integration becomes an integral part of classroom productivity-learning. Technology integration goes beyond program users to the application of computers for purposeful, productive, and challenging educational endeavors. Technology becomes an essential part of the curriculum and learning activities. Therefore, learning with computers becomes meaningful, practical, and transferable to the diversity of the world beyond the school.

In conclusion, using the technology and by associating what we’re learning, sharing experiences, many cultures became less foreign and more tangible for a lot of people.