wORD (#2)

     Microsoft Word was the first program in Microsoft Office that I used. When I first used it though I did the bare minimum, it was Microsoft Word '03 and I just needed to print some letters to paste on a tri-fold board. Then in middle school I had to start typing papers so I began to explore different features in Microsoft Word '07 and then I took a computer class where I became a pro in Office '07. As far as seeing my teachers use Microsoft Word there has only been two that actually showed me how to do stuff that i did not have to google. The first was my computer teacher, Ms. Miller in middle school and the second is..... Ms. Ginny!!!!!!!!
     As far as copyright and fair use issues in my educational life, I would call it plagiarism. As a student that was what we had to deal with and hope teachers did not accuse us of doing. Throughout my learning career I have not ran into an issue with my work and plagiarism but I did have a friend go through something that, honestly shook me. As an IB student in senior year there is a big report due, and my friend got kicked out because her paper was considered plagiarized. She did not steal someones work, but her citation was just not in the right format and that caused her to lose out on her IB Diploma. I feel as though teachers run into the copyright and fair use issues because the things that they are teaching have been taught before, so as a teacher I plan to use the course material provided by the school. If I happen to find something online that I think can be useful I will look for the copyright or fair use rules associated with it, which can be found in the footnotes of some resources. By doing this check I will be setting an example that I can instruct my students to follow.
     The Digital Divide is something that I think will always exist and to combat that in my classroom I will make sure that if there is an assignment that requires online research or something of that nature that as a class we can go to the library. Additionally for those students in special conditions and needed specific time, i could arrange time for me to go with them to the library or they could work on the computers in my room before or after school depending on how the school is set up. To combat cyberbullying in my classroom I would set up a "remind101" where the students could anonymously or not, send messages to report it but some type of online forum that everyone is aware of. I would always be available to speak with a student if they came up to me directly also. As far as privacy goes when making any type of account for my class it will not require more information than I already know, such as your gender or birthdate. If my classroom has any type of class set of devices, I personally would not monitor them and see what each student did on each device. I would trust that the school has the correct amount of limitations on the internet, as it did when I was growing up and any off task things they might be doing is up to them. I will be able to tell who was on task or not be their grades.