#2 Word

As a student I have used Microsoft word quite frequently, to write research papers, create pamphlets, and make posters for advertising in high school. I have seen teachers use Microsoft word for their class notes and handouts. Copy Right, which is a form of protection for one intellectual work is important because educators frequently make use of different tools for presentations, examples, and lectures. The fair use guidelines let teachers use and copy materials with in reason, and it depends how the material is being used as well as how much of it is being used.

For example, a couple pages of a book might be alright to post as a resource for students as PDF online. However, posting a pdf of the whole book would be highly illegal. I have experienced a scare when submitting a paper without proper citations of a book that I quoted and it would have been considered plagiarism. But luckily my instructed called it to my attention as soon as it was submitted onto Turnitin.com. As I grow into my career and develop my own instructional materials I will most likely put Copy Rights on my materials. Just so my work is not abused or misused.


I am a frequent user of Twitter with my personal account, I always check in on my friends and favorite celebrities (and often look at food accounts and have fantasies about NYC milkshakes and what not). However, I had no idea the network of education professionals that were present on the site. I have found a couple of very unique accounts that share their new creative ways to teach students math and new vocabulary. For example, the twitter account Flocabulary (Flow-vocabulary) is about how teachers are having students making their own rap songs to teach them vocab. Along with proper pronunciation and definition. Try searching the Twitter handle!

( https://twitter.com/Flocabulary )


I plan on using a lot of social media to enhance my teaching and use fresh ideas in the classroom for interactive games and tools. For example, in my intro to Education class, my classmate used a website called Kahoot where everyone could use their phone as a way to lock in answers for an interactive review! I hope that when I become a professional I can utilize new games as such!