2 Microsoft Word, Copyright, and Twitter

As a student, I use Microsoft Word almost everyday. It is a great place to write papers, presentations, or notes since you can save them and access them at a later date or share them through the Internet with other people. The most common ways I have seen teachers use Microsoft Word to write up notes for an event, instructions for an assignment, or rubrics for grading.  As a teacher, I would probably use Microsoft Word in a very similar way to my former teachers. I think having typed up notes regarding classroom activities or field trips will allow more formal communication with the parents. Giving out typed up instructions to my students for assignments will help them stay on task. Rubrics will help students see a clear reason for why they received a certain grade. I would also ask my students to use word for typing papers, presentations, and notes.

As a student, I am relatively familiar with copyright laws. I was an active member of TV Production in high school. When we would enter videos into competitions we would have to be very careful to get permission to use any music in the video or find music without copyrights for free use. I am also familiar with creating a works cited page and using in text citations in papers and presentations to cite work and photos. As a teacher I will continue to be careful to cite work, music, and photos in my presentations. I will also strive to give presentations to my students on how to cite material properly and use free use material. I will be careful to make sure my intellectual property is properly copyrighted to protect my ideas and work in the future. Copyright laws are addressed in ISTE Teacher Standard 4.

Twitter is a tool that I have not frequently used. It did not appeal to me. I think using Twitter for scholarly purposes, like for EME 2040, is a great idea. It is a great way to network and share information with peers. As a future educator, I think it would be great to have a class twitter page to share updates and photos from my class with their parents through social media. I look forward to learning more about Twitter and other social media for educational purposes.