Post #2

Post #2

Microsoft Word

As a student in school I used Microsoft Word documents on the daily.  Whether I was writing papers or taking notes in class, Microsoft Word was the way to go.  Microsoft Word Documents guaranteed a safe and easy way to save my work.  My teachers used Microsoft Word documents to share assignments online, present important information, and create test and work for us students.  Microsoft word was present daily in my life and my teachers’ lives. 

Copy Right Laws 

It is important, not only as a teacher or student but as a person to understand copyright rules and respect intellectual property.  Throughout my experience in school, teachers usually tried to follow copyright rules and teach us how to, and the importance of following copy right and fair use of materials.  As a teacher I shall strive to follow copyright rules and still use as many materials in my classroom and teach my pupils to do the same.  This may limit some of the possibilities, but it is important to practice what I preach.   Laws are in place that provide copyright protection to creative works in order to foster the creation of culture(CSMI). There are many ways to still include fun materials for my classroom without breaking any laws to do so. 

Reflection on Skills Acquired

 There are so many online tools available to use in the classroom.  Not just the basics of Facebook and twitter, but a whole array of social media designed for schools.   We are learning about how to use twitter and its uses in a classroom.  I have never used twitter before this, but I remember doing activities in class that revolved around the outdated medium of Facebook.  I feel like as a teacher we try to keep up with the times but twitter might end up turning out like all the actives we did in class involving Facebook that the teacher thought was cool, outdated.  Its important to keep up with the times; even though things like twitter are popular now, making an activity revolving around it or using it in class might be futile by the time I become a teacher.  If I try to keep up with tecnology, then hopefully I will be able to keep a class involved and interested in activities revolving around technology and social media.