Blog Journal 2

As a student, there are many ways that I have needed to use Microsoft Word. One of them is when I needed to type out essays for classes such as Literature, Diversity and Justice, and even in most of my high school classes. I have also used Microsoft Word because of the spelling check feature it has, which seems to be very helpful while I type. Before I submit an assignment on canvas that has to do with a discussion post for example, I would always type it out into MS Word in order to see if I have made any grammatical errors before officially submitting it to the discussion board. I have seen teachers use MS Word when it comes to creating a syllabus for a specific class. They have also used it for templates in order to allow students to fill them out as a worksheet as well.

During my years of education so far, I have had many experiences with copyright and fair use of materials in an educational environment. I can’t explain how much the importance of giving credit to those who have created sources has been stressed upon students like me by teachers. Because of this, I’ve learned to include citations when I use articles and other information as back up for my work. As a teacher, I would deal with these concepts and develop my own instructional materials by giving students the chance to familiarize themselves with websites such as Purdue OWL which would teach them how to successfully cite sources while creating their own work.

A solution that I could implement in my classroom in regards to the technology implementation issue of cyberbullying would be to play interactive videos about how this affects students similar to those in the classroom who are dealing with it. Once they were to see how harmful this is to others, they would realize that it shouldn’t be done and prevent it whenever they see it happen around them. When it comes to the issue of academic dishonesty, I believe that the best way to bring a solution to this issue would be to show the laws that have been created that show the consequences of doing so. I would also give examples of previous individuals who have had to face these consequences as a result of being academically dishonest. Seeing this would alert students and make them feel the urge to be even more careful when it comes to being honest in academics.