Blog Post 3

 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), this would deter students from the act. 

I think the main challenges I had with the newsletter assignment were the format and design. It was a bit tricky for me to figure out the formatting with the columns to properly organize the text and graphics onto each page. Specifically with the second page (attached as screenshots) I had a hard time setting the of the final information to where it made sense. I think this will help me as edit my resume over the years, so it will be more visually appealing to employers if I want it to be.