Detroit Web Quest

Critical Perspective

Is the Buzz platform legitimate

I felt that the Buzz platform is legitimate in that I believe it was originally developed with the learners in mind. However, as with any marketing project, there is a need for the developers to make a profit on this project. This lends itself to the feeling that most educators and learners have developed which is, the platform has little to do with education and more to do with creating a conduit for the implementation of more LMS and digital educational platforms.

Is the Buzz platform effective

I believe that it has been effective in some areas of its development. The Buzz platform was created to effect a much needed change for schools that struggled in large metropolitan areas. Due to influences that are not specific to the platforms service (i.e. grants, content developers, local governments), Buzz’s development has become complicated and possibly stagnated.

Differing perspectives on the Buzz platform

On the other hand, Buzz could be seen as being implemented as a conduit for, “A test of software developed by one for-profit corporation and marketed by another.” On the other hand, Buzz could be seen as being implemented as a conduit for, “A test of software developed by one for-profit corporation and marketed by another.”

Right to Literacy

In my opinion, The access to functional and appropriate online curriculum falls under a right to literacy because, “As plaintiffs point out, voting, participating meaningfully in civic life, and accessing justice require some measure of literacy.” However, those points (according to judge Murphy) “do not necessarily make access to literacy a fundamental right.” (Wisely, 2020)