Blog Journal #2

     I have had an extensive amount of experience using the Microsoft Word program throughout my primary and secondary education. I have created dozens of long and short essays during my education, as well as many forms documents, and miscellaneous items using the program. I would say that my abilities within the Word program is highly proficient and I have various professional certificates in Microsoft programs. I have found this program to be a very user friendly and efficient way of completing assignments and making professional documents.
     As a teacher, the concepts of copyright and fair use of materials in an educational setting is very important, and the best way to approach it is by informing students on the subject. When developing my own teaching materials I would often share and peer review my presentations and work in order to create better teaching material, by sharing my work I will create a better course for my students. When I have students create their own work I will have them share and review the work of their peers. By reviewing and editing their work it will create better performance and understanding of the topics that we are learning.
     In order to address the implementation issues of technology such as student privacy and Academic dishonesty, teachers need to start by addressing these topics with their students. In order to effectively protect student privacy, teachers must make students aware of their rights to withhold information from the web and that they can still safely use the internet without sharing sensitive information. Their are two key components to helping students understand Academic dishonesty, first it is the role of the teacher to properly and thoroughly explain assignments and expectations for students so that they may be prepared to complete the assignment. The second component is informing students on what academic dishonesty is and what forms it can take. By properly informing students, they will be able to avoid these issues and can complete their assignments with ease.