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In day two of EDUC331 I am already feeling overwhelmed and possibly
debating on finding the most rural school and teaching there so I NEVER have to
work with technology! That benefits no one, but that is just an example of
where I am at right now.
This overall anxiety about technology in my classroom stems from an
unknown source. I have never seen technology be a successful tool in a
classroom, only a distraction to both students and teachers, particularly teachers
of the millennial generation. I have also seen it crash and burn in classroom
with older teachers who use it for the sake of using it, but fail to understand
its possibilities. I am aware I will not be teaching students how to use
technology the way I was taught how to use technology; I actually had typing
class when I was in Middle School, and now I can give my 9 year old cousin my
phone and he can figure it out in less than 5 minutes. But what does a
successful application of technology look like in a classroom?
Perhaps by the end of this 14 day adventure I will have a different
opinion on technology I the classroom, but we will just have to wait and see.
Today we discussed the ideas of “teaching digital citizenship, copyright,
creative commons, and using blogs and wikis in the classroom” (https://classroom.google.com/c/NTQyMzU3NjZa).
I have heard of most of these terms before, but to be honest I am the
individual who believed that “hey, I did not know that I could not just google
an image to use. If someone puts it up online it is free for the taking” (http://langwitches.org/blog/2014/06/10/copyright-flowchart-can-i-use-it-yes-no-if-this-then/).
But to better understand each term I will need to break them down.
Digital Citizenship
Working
Definition: The accepted rights, norms, and responsibilities that are for
each individual using technology.
Debrief: To me, this is a pretty logical, yet needed, understanding
of the technological world that we seem to be completely immersed in 24/7. I do
agreed that everyone, including students should be able at least aware of these
rights, norms, and responsibilities and a good way to address this would be the
classroom.
Copyright/Plagiarism
Working
Definition: If something is copyrighted (©) it means that it cannot be use
without the written permission of the original creator. Plagiarism, would be
the violation of a copyright or using something without proper citation.
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Debrief: As I stated before I am one of those people how uses
Google images pretty freely, not liberally, but freely. I have always assumed
that once it’s on the Internet it’s free game (for the most part). But the very
extensive and confusing flow chart put these ideas into a very different
perspective for me. Perhaps overwhelming “rules” of copyright is why it is so
difficult to monitor and enforce. Plagiarism, on the other hand, is something I
have always tried to prevent in my own writing and I feel I can spot it pretty
well.
Creative
Commons
Working
Definition: An organization that allows for the sharing of images and information
freely. Creativecommons.org
Debrief: To be honest, I was not even
aware this existed, so there will be much site exploration.
Blogs and Wikis
Working Definition: Blog—A form of
sharing communication most ideal for one author. Wiki—A site used to share
information with multiple authors.
Debrief: Leary, but we shall see.
Until next time . . .
Work Cited
"Copyright
Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This... Then..." Copyright Flowchart:
Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then…. Lang Witches, 10 June 2014. Web. 16 June
2015.
Winey, Tracey.
"One Account. All of Google." Digital Citizenship, Copyright, and
Creative Commons. 15 June 2015. Web. 16 June 2015.
