I am glad that this detail was included in the article. Being someone who has worked with a disabled family member my entire life, I have seen how frustrating it can be when they are not provided the necessary assistive technology.

I think just about everyone that uses the internet can relate to this statement. I think alot of this roots from how often we see this phrase. It is no longer alarming to give our consent to certain websites. Though, it defiantly should be. As technology users, we should find this important.

I think this introduction was clear in explaining that you can not jump to assume that all free things come at a hidden cost, but it does a good job laying out the possiblity that some things may need further investigation before being used in the classroom.

I would consider this way of thinking a very 21st century mindset. focusing on how the use of technology reflects the success as learners and future professionals. I think this is not always true and it is important to suggest different areas of learning.

The author includes many details and examples to further explain how each level of thinking applies to real life

I appreciated how the author included this detail. Because not all students will understand concepts the same and much of it has to do with their background information and knowledge on the topic. This may not always be the students fault and it is important to understand the possible situations.

I thought that this was an interesting detail to address. I think that teachers can get caught jumping to the answer in fear that their students may be wrong. They know that by choosing for the students, there is no way they can make the wrong choice. But instead it is important to allow for these mistakes to happen

I think that it is really important for teachers to listen to these issues, reflect on their own lives, and try to move forward understanding that they may have unknown biases that need to change. Once these teachers recognize their own biases, they can take steps in right direction

As a future teacher, I found this sentence very insightful. Because as a student I am constantly observing and absorbing techniques and teaching methods, so I can utilize them in my own classroom. Usually, I never think about the technology my teachers use and how that affects me as a future educator. That was until I took this class, I have now realized how impactful my teachers use of tools has been on my education. Some teachers have completely turned away from education and stick to old fashion methods, while others are constantly embracing new forms of online education. Both types of teachers influencing me in different ways.

I enjoyed this introduction because it was grabbing and introduced a number of misconceptions about why we need technology. I am sure that if you were to survey people and ask why we need technology in education these would be amounts the most common answers.

we have to ask ourselves the question: why are these processes being kept private within institutions??

what I appreciated most about this conclusion sentence was that the author did not only want orgainsiations to post justice oriented statement but to also online the steps they will make to fight against the harm.

I thought this was an interesting point because when you break down this argument, the issue all roots from high educations foundation that is built off of standardized testing. In order to work around this issue, these institutions would need to rebrand their education systems

I found this detail especially disappointing. I understand where schools are coming from, wanting to create a platform that limits the potential for cheating, but I think they need to consider lots of outside issues like this. Money and privacy are some of the most important aspects of people's lives. Enforcing technology like this would violate people privacy and economic situations.

I like how the author included this comparison. I think that often times, teachers will find themselves using one tool, finding it useful, and then assuming that the same tool could be useful in different areas of learning. When in reality certain tools do not mesh will with certain types of pedagogy.

I think that this is a very important and valuable question to ask when evaluating and selecting a digital tool. You need to consider the student perspective and what their relationship with the technology is before applying it .

Insuring backed up protection is very helpful. I think more recently, tools have began activating automatic backups while you are working on something. This is important to insure that your work can be found even if you experience technical issues.

During the past year, having to do school virtual I have found this note to be very important. Expecially considering unexpected issues that often arise with technology. Having tools that can be used with out connection to wifi can be very helpful. I know from personal experience that students panic when they lose wifi.

I agree with this detail becuase often times it can be challenging finding ways around these "additional downloads". Also I have noticed that some of these downloads have lead to my computer slowing down or using up the limited storage that I have.

I really liked how the author chose to include this detail and think that it is an important detail. With technology continuing to develop, tools are becoming more expeinsive. I think that it can be challenging when professors find a tool that is useful but expensive. From the students point of view, it can be difficult having to learn new tools and knowing you have to pay for them. I feel like during my college experience I have unfourtnetly had to pay for programs that I never ended up using during the semester. Sometimes I have paid for something and the class only required us to use it 1-2 times.

I STRONGLY agree with this statement and believe that for beginners it is always much easier to use a tool when there is minimal controls. That is why I have always found it benificial when digital tools allow users to "upgrade" their tools when they would like to activate more controls.

I have found that often times, many websites and apps will prompt users to engage in a step by step "tutorial" before attempting to use the app on their own. Understanding little tips and tricks before going about your experience can lead to a much more satisified user.

I find this statement most interesting because all sorts of tools could have a diffirent user expeirnece based on the person. I know that personally, I have grown up using google and google tools, I have grown to find them easy to understand and find myself going back to this resource. Contrastingly, my parents who have only learned to use microsoft tools tend to continue with their digital tools because they find it easy to engage with/.

I found this video ver interetsing. To me, I never viewed social media as a strong tool for education. I never thought about twitter as a platform for teachers and students across the world to connect. Now that I think about it, I can see this being a very useful tool for students of my generation. Having familairity with the app and other social media tools like it, this could be a very easy and useful way to engage teachers.