Blog Journal 2
As a student, I have a lot of experience using Microsoft Word. I have used it since sixth grade for papers and homework assignments. Nearly all of my homework and papers were due online to Turnitin, so I had to use Word to get them done. I also had to take a computer class in middle school showing me how to navigate Microsoft applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Word was not really used by my teachers all that much; they mainly used PowerPoint for lectures and lessons.
I have never really had any experience with copyright issues as a student, as I am not trying to sell other's work. They main thing that teachers have been making us aware of is plagiarism. For my personal instructional materials, I feel like I would learn a lot from other teachers on how to implement my material in a way that is not copyrighting the books. As for outside readings or sources that I want my kids to read, I would provide a bibliography at the end and make sure that they were aware that what they're reading is obviously not my original material.
To ensure that there is no copyright infringement going on in my classroom, I would not photocopy an entire book for my students. I would either require them to buy their own copy or rent one from a library, or provide them with the novel through a class set if available. If it is a short story or something that can easily be read in a few minutes, I could even pull up the article or story on the screen and allow them to read it that way, with the copyright symbol and information shown at the top or bottom of the material. To combat academic dishonesty, I would make sure that the students knew exactly what it was and all forms that plagiarism comes in. Next I would require my students to turn in all written assignments not done directly in class in front of me (so I can be sure no plagiarizing is occurring) to be submitted to a class Turnitin, so that as I am reading and grading it is clear who has copied material and who has not. This method would also discourage students from participating in academic dishonesty because it would ensure that if they were to do so, they would get caught.
I have never really had any experience with copyright issues as a student, as I am not trying to sell other's work. They main thing that teachers have been making us aware of is plagiarism. For my personal instructional materials, I feel like I would learn a lot from other teachers on how to implement my material in a way that is not copyrighting the books. As for outside readings or sources that I want my kids to read, I would provide a bibliography at the end and make sure that they were aware that what they're reading is obviously not my original material.
To ensure that there is no copyright infringement going on in my classroom, I would not photocopy an entire book for my students. I would either require them to buy their own copy or rent one from a library, or provide them with the novel through a class set if available. If it is a short story or something that can easily be read in a few minutes, I could even pull up the article or story on the screen and allow them to read it that way, with the copyright symbol and information shown at the top or bottom of the material. To combat academic dishonesty, I would make sure that the students knew exactly what it was and all forms that plagiarism comes in. Next I would require my students to turn in all written assignments not done directly in class in front of me (so I can be sure no plagiarizing is occurring) to be submitted to a class Turnitin, so that as I am reading and grading it is clear who has copied material and who has not. This method would also discourage students from participating in academic dishonesty because it would ensure that if they were to do so, they would get caught.
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