A Song of Faith and Devotion

  Copyright and Fair Use is a section of the law devoted to ensuring a lack of plagiarism and / or illicit financial gain by claiming another person's work as one's own. It is an incredibly diverse subject, so much so that there are law firms dedicated specifically to copyright law. The application as to how this could be important for teaching becomes obvious when one considers the modern technological sphere we live in. Even the misuse of images on a presentation or the use of copyrighted music in a class video can result in copyright strikes. Therefore, it is important to inform one's students about copyright and why it is incredibly important to understand.  Just like copyright, technology can detect quite a few other activities that we in the academic sphere hope to prevent against. Academic dishonesty is similar to copyright in this regard, as it can be easily detected using modern technology. Most education user interfaces are built to detect plagiarism, and other ...

  As far as Microsoft Word is concerned, I've been using the program for as long as I can remember. This applies to the entirety of Office as well. Before Google Drive and the related programs were released to the widespread public, every school provided access to Office on a fairly regular basis, and resultantly, I became very proficient with it at a young age. Furthermore, by the time I had reached High School, I became Microsoft certified in Word, as well as PowerPoint and Excel. Though it hasn't received as much attention from me in college due to the prominence of Docs, I do find myself using it occasionally. I assume this will be the case more so for this class. Out of all the ISTE standards for education, the one that means the most to me was most certainly the 'Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning'. The logic behind this is s...

  Hi. I'm Brock. Obviously you already put that together, but I figured I would throw it out there. About me - I'm a senior at FSU, Criminology major, bass guitarist, chess player, videogame collector, audiophile, and hopefully an upcoming attorney. I'm also part of a band back home, which is super cool, and I enjoy journal writing, doodling, debating, and generally just having a good time. I aspire to move on to law school from here, and this class is just another stepping stone in the process to do so.  In terms of my experience with educational technology, I have a thorough resume. I have as much experience with Docs and Slides as anyone who has been in school as long as I have. I am also Microsoft certified, and I have access to their DevKit resultantly. As to be expected, this allows me to work with creator tools that most students cannot. I believe myself to be very fortunate for this. I also have a history of giving presentations and teaching others how to give them,...