The Diary That Hugs

Copyright and fair use is a tricky thin line that I struggled with a lot when creating my own works. Sometimes things are copyrighted that you didn't even know belonged to someone else. I would essentially teach my students about the importance of knowing about copyright and the consequences that can come along with misusing someone else's work. However, I would encourage further for them to make their own personal creations, and if they do choose to include aspects of someone else's, give credit when it is due. Just don't make someone else's work yours entirely.  Decreased productivity seems to hinder education the most in my opinion due to technology based off of prior experience. A way I would increase my student's productivity in the classroom would be to assign times within the class to work with no distractions and free time. For example, when doing an assignment, no phones, computers, or any sort of technology unless provided would be allowed, and in this...

 Honestly, I only recently started to use Microsoft Word in the past few years, while I've used Google Docs more as I'm usually on Google Chrome so it's quite convenient to type out an assignment using GD. With more time-heavy pieces that require more attention like short stories, or final portfolios, I tend to use MS Word more. It seems more professional to me, and the dark mode on there makes it fun to write. I can say that since I've gotten to FSU, I've used MS Word a lot more since the professors and the school seem to encourage it to students more than they did in high school.  The standard that stuck out to me the most from the ISTE Standards for Educators was 2.3 Collaborator. When you've been in school so long and the lessons start to blend together, it makes you think about what the information you're being taught is worth and how can this apply in the 'real world'. This standard promises that professors strive to not only teach from a book ...

I love reading. It is one of my hobbies that has been with me since middle school. If I'm not reading, most likely I am daydreaming about book plots, books I've read, books I am reading and would like to continue, or characters I've read before and liked. Since I am planning to be an author for my career, spending a good amount of time learning from some wonderful novelists does not seem to be completely negative, as they help me gain ideas about what I would like to write...and not write.  Last semester, I was in a Computer & Speech Technique class where we also used technology to make blogs about different topics that were assigned. Most were related to online activities like cyberbullying and keeping your personal information safe. The class helped me gain experience with avoiding uncredible sources on the internet as well as safety online. Additionally, it helped me build my public speech skills by using research from credible sources to help build my argument that ...