I found this course to be useful, especially as someone who is not as tech-savvy as other teacher candidates. The one key takeaway from this course that I will apply to future teaching revolves around privacy concerns. Although technology has become such a pivotal component of education, teacher’s must have extreme awareness with what technologies they introduce to their students. It is best to consult EdTech specialists within your school or district before implementing anything. In an ever changing tech world, there is so much unknown still, especially in terms of platform privacy and data storage. I have attached a small secondary article below that assesses these concerns. Other tools that I enjoyed in this course was the introduction to ClaudeAi. This was a platform I was not previously aware of and was blown away by its capabilities! I was able to have Claude generate a “Jeopardy! Style” study game for me centred around History 12 material and the War in the Pacific. Claude will be a tool that I experiment and utilize moving forward.

https://www.techlearning.com/news/many-schools-use-edtech-that-puts-student-privacy-at-risk-heres-what-they-should-do-instead?