As a student, I have used MS Word in almost every class I
have ever taken. I most commonly use MS Word to write papers, whether it be a
research paper, short essay, or discussion board, I always use Word. I also use
Word if I need to print out a picture. I paste the picture on a blank MS Word
file, and then print. I enjoy using MS Word because it is simple and easy to
use. I have seen my teachers use MS Word mostly to post instructions on how to
do something. I have also seen teachers use MS Word to write recommendation
letters for students.
My experience with copyright and fair use of materials is
very small. When I was in high school I never had a teacher, who went over the
fair use of materials. After reading the CSMI’s best practices I did not know
this issue existed, but it makes sense to me now why it would. I found the
podcast helpful as well to further my knowledge about this topic. When I am a
teacher I will be sure to teach my students about copyright and fair use in an
age appropriate manner. I will also teach them how they can copyright their own
work. I think a good activity would be to have each student create something on
their own, or in a group. After they have created something I could walk them
through the steps of getting it copyrighted. Once they have created and gotten
it copyrighted they could then maybe better understand how other people feel
when people use their work without giving them create.
Reflecting on the implementation issues from Chapter 11 I
feel that the more people use technology the wider spread these technology issues
will become. The three main technology implementation issues are legal issues,
social issues, and ethical issues. Under the legal issues category acceptable
use and copyright falls under it. A solution to prevent this from happening in
my classroom would be to teach students that the information they find on the
web is copyrighted. I would also explain how using other online sources without
sighting it is plagiarism. Another issue is cyberbullying, there would be a
zero tolerance for cyberbullying in my class. If a student was caught cyberbullying
another student I would immeditaly send him or her to the principal. I would
tell my students how hurtful cyberbullying is and what can happen to students
who are bullied. A third issue could be students using freedom of speech in the
wrong way. For example, students may think that they can say whatever they want
online and nothing bad will happen to them. Students must be made aware that
what they post on the internet cannot be deleted.