Blog 2

     Microsoft word is probably the most common online tool that I have used for classes as a student. Whenever I had an assignment due, such as a paper, I would always use MS word to help me complete it. I always used the basic features that word could offer and never realized how much it could actually be used for. I have seen teachers before using the different templates which I thought was a very helpful feature for multiple uses. It can allow you to write memos, or newsletters, and resumes that can even provide certain hyperlinks if sent online which will be very useful knowledge for applying for jobs and also teaching students.
     As a student, I never had much experience with copyright issues. I would use certain materials found online for different projects in school but always assumed that if I was able to get access to it and properly show my sources then the fair use of materials would not be an issue. As a teacher I would have to be more careful while accessing certain materials online because it would be for more than just a one time project and would be used by multiple people and sent out to others. I would make sure that all the tools I use were fair rights to everyone accessing them and it was stated that I was allowed to use them for my classroom use.  I would also make sure that my students were aware of what was fair use and what was not when searching the internet for different materials to use for their work and how to legally use it without creating a copyright issue.
     A solution that I feel would be efficient with academic honesty would be starting from a young age showing students the consequences that dishonesty can bring and reminding them the positive outcome of being honest can bring. The same can be said for finding a solution with cyber bullying; Students should know the effect what they say to someone can have and as well as all the bullying seminars given to younger kids I think it is important to remind them that even if it is online and not physical it is still considered bullying and can be harmful to the victims of it. So often it is never brought up or discussed but if students were aware how big of a deal it actually is it could decrease the amount of times it happens significantly. A solution to copyright, which I started to discuss above, would be teaching students how to know when something is copyrighted and in what ways that material can or can not be used.






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