I definitely agree with this statement and I do think its important to note as people have different perspectives on how / what to learn given individual cultures and beliefs. Certain cultures have ingrained education as the top priority and feel an urgency to be more involved, while others can be much more relaxed.

I think this is important in any collaborative setting/project/etc. To have truly efficient collaboration it's important to have members feel that their inputs and opinions are not judged and being taken into consideration. Without this many will hold back and takes away from the sense of community that should be present.

This is really scary to think about as AI is constantly keeping up with every single movement we make online and adapting to us based on the habits we show. It's odd because we usually don't notice these things ourselves, but all this collected data then goes and manipulates the content given on our feed which I think is the scariest part as its 'too tailored' to us. And in some sense makes me feel like it defeats the purpose of the internet.

It's really interesting to think about what technology has done to us in terms of thought processing and how/what we learn. It has opened so many doors to learning opportunities that people didn't have before, but it has also changed the way our brains take in information. I remember learning in a psychology course how technology has negatively impacted the more recent generations' attention spans due to the constant stimulation. It makes you really think about the long term implication of technology usage in connection to learning.

I really like this concept, group work can be challenging as everyone has different expectations when working with other students. Taking the time in the beginning to determine what's expected of each other allows them to be held accountable if conflict were to ever arise.

I think this a major benefit to the use of technology in not only the classroom, but for all working professionals. Being able to dedicate time periodically, rather than all at once in a structured schedule helps with attention span and improves production / performance.

I think Linkedin is a great tool that everyone can utilize for their careers. It can connect you to those in your field that you may have never met locally, and open a infinite number of opportunities. Linkedin can also be used to promote your own personal and professional milestones which may not be as appreciated on a traditional media platform.

I think COVID put a lot into perspective for both students and educators when it comes to online learning. The change was nearly immediate and prior to that most hadn't really experienced a 100% virtual learning environment until then. From my own personal experience, I remember some classmates not being able to have access to decent wifi connection, not have guaranteed access to a computer when needed, or even just technical difficulties that would come up that they couldn't immediately address. Inevitably that halted their learning for the time being compared to others that may have had an easier time accessing those things. So I think this is a important factor to consider when choosing to integrate technological learning.

I found this section interesting as I believe its a tactic used more toward those in high school / college students. Growing up, I think children needed more 'step-by step / how to' instruction when it came to our education as we were learning things we've never encountered prior but as you get older and move onto more advanced studies I believe that we're more so relating and understanding concepts to build onto base knowledge we already have. So although I do find this tactic valuable currently at this age, I don't know how beneficial this would be to younger kids as they may not even be able to accomplish their task if they lack the instruction they need when doing their assignment online without an educator in their direct presence.