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 I think it's important to educate students on copyright and fair use; however, if a student broke any rules, I would likely be lenient and take minimal points off. I never learned a lot about these subjects, so I think it puts me at a disadvantage for the future. Therefore, I would not be doing right by my students by not putting it in the curriculum. I would probably create an assignment that allows students to use copyright practices, and ask them to use the practices throughout the school year.   If an issue came up where a student plagiarized an assignment and it was the first time, I would have a conversation with the student to see why they chose to plagiarize, rather than punishing them. If they ever chose to be academically dishonest again, however, I would give them a zero for the assignment. To prevent cyberbullying, I think a teacher should be extremely honest that it is unacceptable. By enforcing a strict punishment (such as a failing grade if a student was caught), th

I attended the same school from 6th to 12th grade and as adapted its own technology curriculum, my teachers shifted from requesting us to use Microsoft Word to Google Docs. I was always most comfortable with Microsoft Word; however, there is one thing that stands out about Google Docs that would lead me to teach with it as well: The autosave feature. This feature would have saved me from a mishap that occurred when I was in seventh grade English completing a research paper. The hard drive on my laptop randomly crashed, deleting everything. I had most of my paper completed and had to start from scratch. As a 13 year old, this was very frustrating since I had spent so much of my time taking notes and creating outlines. If I had used Google Docs, my work would have gone straight to a cloud.  The 2.1c standard states that: Educators stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from learning sciences. It's important for educators to lis

 Hey EME2040! My name is Emily Allen and I'm a senior majoring in editing, writing and media with a minor in education. I'm from Orlando and have an older brother and a labradoodle named Cooper. I love writing and I am currently a digital content intern at the Moore Agency in Tallahassee. If I pursue teaching I plan on teaching high school English.  My experience with technology in an educational setting is limited to the student perspective as I don't have any experience teaching. I grew up in a school where we used laptops and smart boards so it has been similar throughout my life, except for in elementary school where we weren't at the smart board age yet. I am hoping to learn how to navigate all the little details of technology platforms from the teacher side, since it is a bit different. Also I'm assuming there is more to educational technology than Zoom and projectors so I would like to get a good understanding of everything.  As an English major, I use a lot