Blog Post #3

     Copyright and fair use can be an especially valuable asset as a teacher. Lots of teachers create their own study sets, ideas, projects, etc. that can be stolen or taken by another teacher or student if not established with the proper credit. Before this course, I was unaware of how to attribute copyright/Creative Commons to anything and did not even realize how necessary it was. I used to think that copyright was just an implied knowledge, but now I know that you must apply it yourself. As a teacher, if I decide to create any of my own study sets or projects and share them online, I will now make sure to apply a Creative Commons License before posting. The only lingering questions I still have about copyright are the different levels; I read upon them, but they seemed very similar to me and it was hard to differentiate them from each other. 

    Cyberbullying is when someone bullies another person online through a screen. This can be through any online platform, including messages and social media. Technology allows cyberbullies to hide behind a screen without being seen and they can even be anonymous. It is hard to monitor all the students/kids when they have internet access; regardless, as an educator, I would to the class as a whole before using technology about being cautious and to use the technology only when necessary. If they have any problems, especially if they come across a cyberbully, I hope they would tell me (as a trusted adult). I do not want them to think they will get in trouble for engaging; instead, we would come up with a solution together. If cyberbullying is continuous, the victim should keep documentation/records/evidence to bring to a trusted adult. Blocking the cyberbully and managing privacy settings are also alternative/additional solutions. 

    I think generative AI can help or hurt depending on the perspective/intentions. Some students may use it to help them out on assignments, such as to generate synonyms or ideas that they can integrate or build on top of. On the other hand, some students may use it to generate a full assignment or essay and copy it word for word. Generative AI can either hinder or help a student's knowledge depending on how they use it for school. 

    In the Newsletter assignment, a few of the pass/high pass requirements helped me discover parts of Microsoft Word that I did not know about. I learned how to implement page numbers, change the number of columns, add shading to words, and add hyperlinks within the text. In the future, I can improve my newsletter by fixing the alignment a little bit and adding some more relevant graphics to grab students' and parents' attention. The skills I learned while creating the newsletter (especially adding a hyperlink) can be implemented in digital newsletters for quick and easy access. 



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