Using a rubric is a super helpful way to stay on track when evaluating digital tools. It helps guide you and can help see ways in which the digital tool is great and can show where improvements are needed.

It's super important to think about implementing different means of engagement when in a classroom setting. We all learn differently and I know personally I have been in classes before where my style of learning was rarely or never used making it hard for me to just sit there and listen to a professor talk the entire class.

Yes! I agree that when technology is used to not only enhance learning but redefine and transform learning. There are so many great ways technology can be used in the education field and help make learning more fun and approachable to many grade levels.

Thinking about this statement, when a study is done, I agree we should be including more groups of people and different genders, ages, races, etc as it depends on the research being done. More variety can often help lead though to more accurate results.

Thinking about how some designs are not inclusive and may exclude some groups of people. We must be aware of this when taking an approach to design within education. Design justice allows us to think about our approach and make it more inclusive and fair to all .

Interesting model. I have never learned about this before and glad I read about it as it brings up some great points.

I thin Vygotsky's theory of social learning, has truth to it. I agree and can remember learning about it in my psychology course and definitely feel we learn between interacting/watching others and we also learn on our own by doing and trial&error techniques.

I think this is a cool way for students to learn as its fun, engaging, and something most people can participate in and enjoy!

I agree where even though educational technology companies may have good intentions with hopes to improve student achievement by collecting their personal data, this can actually lead to negative effects and bias is around this subject.

this is neat! I never realized there were contracts in which you must agree to use apps, tools, etc and makes me consider paying closer attention to detail more often.

It is so easy to click "accept" online which may be sharing your information and we often don't even think twice and should be paying closer attention to this.

This is something that never crossed my mind before but it is something we must look at and realize is real and make change to make pdf's and other tools accessible

This is neat! I never knew there was all these resources out there that help show accessibility templates and more as a guide to helping creators make successful digital tools/apps.

it is super important that all digital tools/apps in the classroom are accessible to all students in the class so no one feels left out or called out. This can feel embarrassing and I am sure exhausting when digital tools are constantly lacking the accommodations a person may need.

step by step tutoring is a great way, even from personal experience, in learning how to do something. Seeing the steps clearly laid out is super helpful and is how some learn best.

these top 5 features are greta to know when evaluating user experience because they can help one quickly be able to learn a new digital tool and help it move with ease.

The suggestions given here are great in helping instructors get started with facing challenges that come with online learning and the effect it has on those with disabilities.

I think it is important to address the issue of educating everyone on remote learning. Especially once the pandemic first hit, teachers were underprepared and because it happened so quickly it had an affect on learning and those with disabilities weren't having all their accommodations met necessarily at first.

this is super important because a rubric acts as a guide for students to see all requirements easily laid out in one space and they can ask any questions they may still have.

Having shared the rubric with educators allows for them to be able to view and look at the ones that stand out to them. This can be beneficial as they can use this as a tool to expand their teaching tot students and for their own use.

When reading this paragraph it broadened my use of search engines. Normally I, among many of us I am sure, would immediately just think to use google to look up new information, but I am now curious to try out these other suggestions.