This was interesting to read. I know that hacker's are extremely common in todays society but I couldn't help but notice the reference dates within this paragraph. I did not know that hackers were a large issue back in 2001 and 2005. It was also interesting to see that researchers are more interested in finding out the "why" than the "how". It definitely makes more sense to me know when trying to understand the dangers within hackings.

While AI is assisting student learning and achievement, I feel like it may be detrimental to the social education of students as well. While school is a place to develop and advance a students academic ability, I believe it is also responsible for the development of students' social abilities as well. In my opinion, AI takes away a child's experience to learn how to communicate and socialize in public settings. I feel as though this has worsened further from COVID-19 as well. AI can be innovative and beneficial, but I feel it is also important to evaluate the setbacks it can create.

This is really interesting. When thinking about how people learn and their preferences when it comes to learning styles, I always thought of online learning as a category in its whole. I never thought about how there can be different learning styles within the online/media category.

This makes me think about how COVID-19 has affected me in terms of working with others. I used to be a very social, could talk to anyone without hesitation, loved sharing my ideas kind of person. Now after COVID-19 moving a majority of my classes online, I get anxious when I have to work alongside others. I almost feel just nervous and awkward and I am unsure why. I wonder if this will be the case for a lot of students moving back into in person schooling.

This concept has always been really interesting to me. It's crazy talking to my parents about my schoolwork and learning and how different it was compared to when they were my age. Almost every component of learning changes with technology. How you can research, get help, complete assignments, turn things in is so different. My approach to learning and schoolwork is so much different than it was for them. It makes me wonder what learning is going to look like for my children, grandchildren, etc.

This reminds me of the expanding of your PLN that we talked about last semester!

This makes me think about the difference between schooling and teaching. Schooling is more structured, curriculum based, and directed. there is a certain time frame with schooling - it can control what, when and how you learn. Whereas lifelong learning allows for more freedom. It is a natural process that is growth oriented. It doesn't require any limitations or requirements.

I feel as though this stems from the debate on how children learn best. Not all children succeed from the same methods of teaching. While it may be easier for teachers to use online tools in things like science education, it will leave those who work better with hands on practice left behind.

Found this to be very helpful. Personally as a student, I know I do not learn best from reading long articles. Having access to videos and images helps me so much.

Felt this! I too as a student had a lot of trouble moving online when COVID-19 first hit. I was already less motivated to complete schoolwork, and having difficult technology definitely did not help.

I never really thought about getting in contact with people outside of your community, relationships or schools about topics. This information could be really beneficial to me as I hope to become a teacher. Now knowing this I can talk to other educators who may be facing a similar challenge in the classroom as me or other education majors as a student for help or advice.

Is there a way to know if a website could potentially bug/hack your computer before you even click on it?