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According to the lectures of this week, technology enriched classrooms affects in a positive way students from low socioeconomic status as well as those of different capabilities and cultures. Technology lessons must be aligned to the curriculum that is been taught in our classrooms so in that way, the learning experience is relevant to our students.

UDL seems to be the right tool to apply in such cases, where what we want to achieve is the success of all our students not just those who are considered high achievers or G/T.

Research shows that students self-steem and motivation levels get higher when they are in charge of their own learning rather than when they try to achieve only teacher-set goals. It also looks like students with a low socioeconomic background or at-risk are prone to be more motivated with the use of technology in the classroom, as opposite to the their peers that have everyday access to computers at home. Children with special needs have also shown a good performance with technology related tasks.