Journal 2

For the past ~10 years of my life as a student I have been utilizing Microsoft Word for papers, projects, and even just for fun. I’ve written 7 page papers and papers that are only 2 paragraphs. Microsoft Word has been a very necessary tool throughout my schooling. My teachers have used to for instruction purposes as well as to make tests and quizzes. I’ve seen my teachers use word to just simply put up daily instructions on the projector so we know what we are doing that day.

My experience with copyright has only just recently begun. My high school started having issues with kids just stealing things off of the internet and using it as their own work. They developed a system called Turn It In which examines every word and phrase written in your paper which can sense if something has been stolen. This is a very smart use of technology, it teaches students that they cannot get away with stealing another person’s work and using it as their own. 

As a teacher, I would utilize this application (Turn It In) early on to teach students that copyrighting will not be tolerated in the classroom. Another issue in technology is privacy. There are billions of people who use the internet all over the world. There are plenty of ways someone can hack your device and watch what you are doing. This is a huge problem because it is our God given human right to privacy. The only way to solve this tremendous problem is to make security stricter and more complex. Computer hackers are all over the world and in every corner, the only solution to this problem is making computers harder to hack or putting laws out there to reduce the number of hackers out there. Another problem our society has today is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying takes place when someone harasses another person through online means. A solution to this that I would implement in my classroom would be to always express how kindness to others and the toleration of those who are different will benefit you so much more than being cruel. If I ever hear of one of my students being bullied by another they will be taken to the administration for them to decide the punishment. 

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