Savannah B.

Copyright is a protection of someone’s intellectual property. Fair Use is a part of the 1976 Copyright Act and allows someone to copy materials for nonprofit educational use only as long as it is reasonable. As a teacher, it is important to understand both of these terms when getting materials for the classroom. I would make sure I am allowed to use and reasonably distribute the materials that I need. I would explain these concepts to my students so they understand the importance of not stealing someone else’s work and teach them how to create their own work.  While implementing technology in the classroom can have some great benefits, there are also some issues that consequently come along with it. Two pressing ones are academic dishonesty and cyberbullying. To deal with academic dishonesty, I would make sure there is a plagiarism checker on each assignment submission so I can see if students did the work themselves or not. Additionally, any exams taken online will have some form ...

  I can remember using Microsoft Word as a student in middle school to write papers for class and to type up the different parts of my science fair project. In high school, I took a computer competency class my freshman year in which we focused on learning and mastering the different Microsoft Office products, including Microsoft Word in which I am certified in. But at some point in high school I started using Google Docs and now that is the only word processing software I use, unless prompted otherwise by a professor. The reason I prefer Google Docs over Microsoft Word is because I like how I can access my work from any computer and how multiple people can work on the document at the same time and collaborate together. The ISTE Standards for Educators consist of different goals for educators to put in place to help students succeed. After looking at the list of standards, 2.1 Learner is the one that is the most meaningful to me. This standard calls for educators to continuously im...

Hi everyone! So nice to (virtually) meet all of you! My name is Savannah and I am from a small town called Crystal River, Florida. You may have heard of us because we are known for swimming with the manatees in the winter and scalloping in the summer! I am a senior here at Florida State University double majoring in Political Science and History with a minor in Education and will be attending law school in the fall. When I am not doing schoolwork, I love to go on runs or walks around campus, play with my dogs, or just watch some Netflix at home.  In regards to using technology in an educational setting, I would say that I have had a fair amount of experience with it. In elementary school, a few of my classes used smart boards which gave me my first taste of technology in education. Then, in middle school, every student was given an iPad in which much of the work was to be completed on. These iPads carried over to high school and I used it more for online readings and to look up inf...