copyright and fair use....

Simply trying to learn about copyright is difficult enough, but trying to teach it to multiple students throughout multiple years makes it seem almost like insanity. Now when I was in school, copyright play a role but we didn't have nearly as much to draw from as the students of today do. The laws and guidelines to fair use that is being laid out by the law seems quite necessary.

The laws have also seemed to come in to help with cyber safety as well. With so many pop-ups, viruses, and other harmful things just floating around that could harm your computer you also have to look for the online predators that are just searching for someone that they could pounce on. As educators, we must take control of the situation to protect our students.

With students being able to do more and more things with technology and online and practically living online. There have come to be more issues than just predators, cyber bulling. If it wasn't bad enough kids have learned how to reach each other through different means of communication. It is even said that some students won't say anything in the classroom or in person but they won't hesitate to say something mean online. This must come to an end! Students need to learn that words are harmful no matter the source it's coming from.

Hello Friends =)

Thanks for visiting, I am currently a senior at A&M University Commerce where I intend on graduating this December and going on to become a Speech teacher/ track and or cross country coach. I am also taking an online ETEC class that is introducing blogging to all the students so we all get to create our own. The class I'm taking is also showing teachers of the next generation how to use technology in their classrooms. The idea of aiding students learn using something they already know so much about seems to be the right train of action. As I become a speech teacher and seeing a most of the class is about getting students to speak out, it might take a while for some so if they do have something to say and are unable to portray their thoughts in class a blog seems like a great way for them to express themselves. This class is going to be so mind blowing. It is never a bad idea to get new ideas on how to teach your students. I'm sure there is so much to be learned here that I didn't even know I didn't know. How to connect with students from home, how to get more participation out of your students both in the classroom and through technology. One thing I really think would be fun to learn is how to teach my students to only use technology as a crutch and not as their source for everything that they need to accomplish in the classroom or in life. maybe a happy medium. =) Beside all that I am excited to learn so that my students should be able to learn and maybe even one day pass it on to someone else.