1. The technologies that were used when I was a student were: Smartboard and PowerPoint. PowerPoints were used as a method to teach me a student. Smartboard was used as an interactive tool to help us a students in the classroom.

2. Technology related skills were taught to me as a student were limited to the Microsoft Office Suite - specifically Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Recently, I have explored new technologies like Microsoft Teams, but this class has in the last week opened me up to new presentation tools. The skills emphasized originally in my digital journey were about research and presentation.

3. Basically the skills I learned were about research and presentation. It was about teaching me how to use the internet as an effective research tool and then being able to apply that information in my learning.

4. For Question 4 - I would love to hear what my peers have learned in their digital journey.

P. 49 - Apply to Practice

1. Here are articles regarding ways to leverage technology to support student learning:

   https://www.edutopia.org/article/leveraging-technology-support-students-needs/

   https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/01/23/16-ways-teachers-parents-and-communities-can-leverage-tech-to-improve-educational-outcomes/

   https://thelearningcounsel.com/articles/leveraging-technology-in-teaching-to-expand-the-love-of-learning/

2. I would classify the articles int he following way:

   1. "Leveraging Technology in Teaching to Expand the Love of Learning." This article is descriptive because it is written by a math teacher who wants to explain how technology has helped her.

   2. "16 Ways Teachers, Parents And Communities Can Leverage Tech To Improve Educational Outcomes." This article is opinion based because a panel is writing it. Also Forbes is a "business" magazine.

   3. "Leveraging Technology to Support Students’ Needs" - this article is quasi experimental because it is discussion technology equity and explaining how it can work.

3. The credibility of the articles are sound. I think think the Forbes article is more centered on business and how technology is required for the success of future business leaders. While that is important, I do not think it looks at the root of the educational issues and technology. I also think that the other two articles are discussing experiences. The type of research influences my opinion because I want to hear from the people in the trenches of this work. If that research is citing them, I think it is important.

4. I think the findings to my classroom because it will affect how I utilize technology in my classroom, but also how to create an equitable environment. That is why I liked the "Leveraging Technology" article because it centered on that idea.

P. 73 - Apply to Practice

1. I began college in the fall of 2020. Blackboard was ESSENTIAL to my learning as well as Zoom. Since COVID-19, technology has only increased. It is where we turn in work, but even professors are putting lectures online for "in-person" classes as a supplement, now. It has become more the norm than the exception.

2. I think that technology has been used to develop critical thinking and reasoning skills even though online textbooks. We are required to do more reading online and developing ways to increase our learning on our own more than by an instructor. I think that online learning helps us to become more independent learners.

3. I think it depends on the content. I think for example with math, I think math is very hard to learn online. I think that history can be easier to learn online because you do not have to breakdown a problem. Science is 50/50 because labs you cannot do online, but if the course is a "test-based" and you have to read and learn information and be tested that could be easier. However, if you have to learn problems like conversions of temperatures, etc. that could be harder.

1. A time that I was asked to apply what I learned in a teacher-based lesson during an authentic activity is during basketball practices. We learn new plays, and we run those plays in practice. However, the authentic activity is being able to apply those plays in a game.

2. I am choosing principle #1 - "Learning is promoted when learners are engaged in solving real-world problems." I would do this in a math lesson with real-world budgeting. I think this is a life-skill that is an important component that children should be learning at a young age.

   
   

   Pg. 115 - Apply to Practice

   1. For this exercise, I am going to choose surfacing. When discussing racism in class, the students focused on just the social implications it had on people, but not on the economic implications it had on people. I would ask them to explain the economic implications

      that were happening at the time and that still occurred today.

   2. For the topic of how do we provide better opportunities for minorities in the workplace?

      1. Put laws in place.

      2. Make DEI training required.

      3. Education curriculum just include DEI.

      Specific Responses could be: there are laws in place, but how do they get enforced out of fear of retaliation. Some companies require DEI training, but how do we make that mandatory? In education curriculum, there are states like Florida, which are banning this type of curriculum, how do circumvent this to create a national curriculum?

P. 292 - Apply to Practice

1. In an educational setting, I think web-filtering is acceptable. I think that any personal use should be avoided. For example, students should not be able to access Instagram, TikTok, any social media on their school technology. There is already a bullying issue in school, so by blocking these sites, I think it is helping to remedy that issue.

2. Vector Solutions - they try to filter out anything that takes away not just from productivity, but also unsafe.

   Securely - they are strictly for K-12 schools to create a safe environment.

   DNS Filter - they block websites in schools that limit websites that are a threat.

3. I think that web filtering is fine and approriate, especially for the K-12 setting. I understand the idea of censorship, but this is not that, it is about safety and security.