Microsoft Word
Personally, i've seen Microsoft word being used more than any other computer program in the classroom. From flyers, to note writing, essays, etc. My teachers and I have both used Microsoft word a lot. I know there are a lot of really advanced features on Microsoft word but I haven't had much exposure to that yet.
Copyright and plagiarism can be a confusing thing for students. I've had several experiences in school where my fellow students have been accused of copyright and they didn't even realize they were doing it. There's a fine line between plagiarism and summarizing and it's important for students to learn that. I think as a teacher i'd frequently do exercises or presentations on copyright. Students can get harshly punished for this offense and i'd never want a student to get in trouble because I didn't teach them the facts.
Copyright- To avoid copyright being an issue in my classroom i'd do monthly exercises with my students on copyright. I'd provide the students with a few articles and tell them to write a paper on it without copyrighting. I'd ask them to include summaries and direct quotations (so they learn to cite and give credibility) and then make sure they complete the assignment without copyrighting. This practice will make sure they don't do it on a bigger, more important assignment that's not practice.
Academic Honesty- I think academic honesty comes down to the morale of the student him/herself, but to avoid it being an issue I would let the students know of the consequences regularly and enforce them if there was any dishonesty. First offense would be zero on an assignment and second offense they would deal with a higher power than myself, such as the dean.
Cyberbullying- To avoid cyberbullying I would deal with it similarly to academic honesty where students know there will be harsh punishments but I also would have the students read articles on cyberbullying that are emotional and include stories on how students have felt after being cyberbullied, so they know how serious it is.
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Hi Kathryn, I agree with your statement that copyright and plagiarism can often times be confusing for students. In my experience, I often felt that students were uninformed of different material that can be copyrighted or plagiarized presented in things such as projects or research papers. I like how you went in depth into how you would avoid this from being a problem, specifically the monthly exercises. It is important that students be informed about it in order to avoid facing problems in the future.
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