In my opinion, this is a positive form of socio-emotional learning, or teachers that want to establish relationships with their students to strengthen their learning. UDL allows students to design their own curriculum in a sense. It makes me think of how many students, today, have difficulty picking up a physical book and reading it. UDL is a framework that would help a lot of struggling English teachers out there with students who do not read the assigned texts.

Technology tools are great alternatives to the classic essay or exam for students to show what they've learned. Of course, students still need to develop their writing and reading skills, but there should be a diverse spectrum of ways they can show their understanding of a topic. Exams and tests just prepare them for harmful and unfair standardized testing practices.

This is an alarming perspective coming from an educator who is supposed to be uplifting and teaching our youth. Referring to her students as "these Asian kids" seems prejudiced, and she is actually highlighting a valuable skill the students have acquired freely: coding. Technology is the future and it should be implemented into all curriculums, but unfortunately this isn't feasible for most disadvantaged school districts.

This is a great quote that highlights how certain common core standards, or traditional methods of teaching, often employ ideas that marginalize students from certain backgrounds.

The TPACK tool appeals greatly to me as a future teacher, and I might get to implement it in a classroom of my own one day. I find it tricky as an undergraduate fully understand how educators lesson plan and create their curriculum. This is a simple Venn diagram, but it easily justifies using a tech tool for certain learning goals in the teacher's classroom pedagogy.

I agree with Vygotsky's theory because I always strengthen my learning from hearing other people's perspectives, especially those who have different identities than myself. This is why it group work in classes can be so beneficial to student learning.

I feel like this concept will make schools even further segregated. Only school districts that can afford expensive AI technology would have access to this, making students in wealthier districts' education more valuable. We already know this is a fact; the statistics on SAT scores prove it to be true. I just think teachers are already capable of handling intelligence.

This reminds me of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as well as "The Social Dilemma" Netflix documentary. It is scary how much information that companies have about their consumers, and who they're selling it to. Whether it's to promote political propaganda or to advertise products, they use this information to influence large populations to hand their vote or money over. The misuse and general collecting of data are, in my opinion, not ethical whatsoever. There needs to be better rules established against data practices to protect people, especially children or elderly people who may be more gullible.

This is clearly a significant issue especially in today's day and age, as there is no reason for widely-used technologies to not implement assistive features. For example, the iPhone has a lot of accessibility functions that are continuously updated and upgraded. I assume this is one of the many reasons why Apple is the leading phone manufacturer because they appeal to a large audience, include effective assistive features, and continuously improve their technology.

Tinkercad seems like a great tool for 3D printing! I've never heard of this modeling tool and, as a creative, it would be cool to try this out sometime in my university library creating a 3D model with the printers (if there's a way to hook that up). Also, this would be an engaging tool to implement inside of an art classroom.

Almost every educator I've had has experienced technical difficulties or a confusion with the tool. I feel as though the main causal factor of this is the hyper-fast evolution of technology world. New forms of technology are introduced every year and it has changed the world immensely. In order to grow as an educator, you must keep up with the evolving nature of tech tools.

This is another prevalent issue when it comes to remote learning. In my Special Education course, we discussed that in-person learners with disabilities already struggle because of the lack of implementing accessibility features within classrooms. The issue can stem from school districts being heavily underfunded, or having to desperately hire educators that might not having the necessary credentials. With remote learning, these issues are easily heightened and students with disabilities can struggle in their learning experiences, especially when they lack the materials necessary to succeed.

Another very helpful trick. As an English major, this is a game changer! Especially on the Google Scholar engine that might not always have the pdf or file attached: this changes that tediousness!

I wasn't actually aware that adding the quotation marks will ensure the search will find those exact words. This is really helpful as Google or any search engine does not make this obvious You'd be searching for a long time before finding the exact tool or topic.