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 When looking to add to or change technology in schools, all students must be taken into account. Even if it is a piece of technology that aids only a group of students, it would be considered a win. Technology can help with many things, but it can also help with ESL/ELL students. I can't imagine being in a new school, community, and country and being expected to learn while not understanding my teachers and peers. A year ago, I learned about a device that could aid our ESL students and their teachers. That product is called PocketTalk, a handheld device for translation. As Alhamed (2021) mentions in his article, English language learners must listen to English being spoken in order for them to learn English fluently. PocketTalk does not take away from ELL students hearing their teachers speak English throughout their day, but it does enhance learning by being another option for ELL students to listen to. Jones & Kennedy (2023) quote the NELP Standards as a guide for educationa...

    When creating, especially for the internet, there is a lot to think about. Riding the creative wave always starts with knowing who your audience is. In the design process, "Understanding your audience and how they learn best is step one" (Questline, 2022).   Using video helps you reach more people, but the size of that audience depends on where you share it.    Lawrence (2022) writes that you have to ask, "Who is the audience? Or who are the audiences? What do they want or need to know? What is the most effective way to send that message to your audiences?" (p. 21). You have to ask if your audience is older or younger. Are you trying to teach them or entertain them (or both)? What would you like your audience to take away from the video after they watch it?      For many content creators, knowing their audience is essential to their job. "Creative professionals need an audience to consume and legitimize the work they create; without a substan...