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The Week 2 videos and readings provided a great deal of information pertaining to technology use in the classroom, especially targeting diversity learners. The Center for Applied Special Technology or CAST website provides a phenominal resource for technology strategies that positively impact student learning. A very interesting concept introduced is the network of three key brain processes that comprise the philosophy of differentiated learning. First is the recognition network which describes the process of gathering facts, the what of learning. The second component is composed of strategic tasks or the planning and performing phase such as writing essays and solving math problems. This is the how of learning. The third and last component of differentiated learning is affective tasks. Is the student engaged or motivated...challenged, excited, and interested in learning? This comprises the why of learning.