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'''Unit 1 questions:

1. These skills and attitudes help students in their social contracts because it explains the etiquette that you should follow when you are on the internet. It explains how to avoid cyber bullying and how to combat that issue. By knowing these skills they will be able to better communicate and interact with other individuals on the internet. These skills will also avoid students in their learning because it explains how to stay focused and not deviate from what they should be doing. It explains also how to not be a distraction to others.

2. I do not think lower prices would negatively effect education. I think it would make it more available to students, especially those in low income communities. In K-12 schools I think having lower costs would be beneficial to the schools because it makes materials more accessible. Many materials are very expensive, which makes it difficult for schools in low income areas to have a lot of materials. Having lower costs would combat this and make materials much more accessible.

3. I can agree and disagree with this statement. I do not believe that teachers can be replaced by the internet and online avatars. There is so much more that can be done face to face in a classroom that would be missed by doing lessons online. I do believe that there are benefits of having technology integrated and doing some work in the classroom. Online work can be very beneficial and keep students engaged. Technology is advancing so much and by not incorporating it into the classroom wouldn't be fair to the students either. Younger students especially benefit from having technology included in their classroom.

4. Technology can be tricky to use in high school band and choir, but it is very useful to use in general music classrooms. Studies show that students learn best when the learning is interactive and hands on. This is especially true for younger kids. Younger kids love to be active, and teaching using activities that cause kids to get up and move is very beneficial to the teachers and well as the students. Many musical concepts such as tempo and rhythm are easier taught when moving around the classroom. In this video technology is being used because it gives a different way of teaching information and keeping the students engaged. In my video they were working in stations and one of them was a computer station where they did a project on the computer. This gave a different medium for the information and appealed to visual learners.

5. In the past many people thought technology was bad and was not going to be beneficial. This is true and false. Technology can be very distracting however it is much more beneficial when used properly. Currently, more people see the benefit of technology and are learning and adjusting to match the standards of education today.

6. I can see this statement having such a huge impact because it's basically saying that technology doesn't help educate at all. Which is vastly untrue. Technology helps students to learn in many ways. It is beneficial to those with disabilities because it can either aid them to help to do better, or it could provide a different stimulus and help them stay on task. In other ways, it keeps students engaged especially with how fast technology is advancing.

7. Students do not want to plagiarize. It is illegal to plagiarize for one and for two it is a hindrance to their learning.