Microsoft Word, Academic Honesty, Cyberbullying, and the Digital Divide

As a student Microsoft Word is something that I use on a daily basis. It is what I use to take notes during class, work on my papers, and plan out my future on. Microsoft Word is my main source of my academic success as a student at Florida State University and without it I would probably be very unorganized. Along with the many ways that I use Microsoft Word, my teachers also use it very often. My teachers use it to make Newsletters, Rubrics, Outlines, and to make other educational resources for us students to use. These things have helped me throughout my education. 

My experience with copyright and fair use of material in an educational environment is very brief and recent. It wasn't until my EME2040 class that I learned how important it is to copyright your work so that others don't take credit for your material and hardworking. Mainly, the experience that I have with copyright and fair use of material is learning about plagiarism during my high school and college classes. One of the ways that I could implement these things as an educator in the future is to make sure that my students know how important it is to use your own work and how important it is to give others credit when it is necessary and appropriate. 

Academic honesty, Cyberbulling, and Digital divide are technology implementations that must be spoken about in all classrooms. Especially classes that implement the use of technology. Academic honesty is something that must be spoken about because it is imperative that all students use their own work and give credit when they are using or referring to someone else's work. Cyberbullying is something very important to talk about because it is something so common that occurs. Cyberbullying is something that is common because people can hide behind a screen and say whatever they want without feeling the need to think twice about what they say. The digital divide is something that needs to be thoroughly spoken about because it can be a very sensitive topic. Digital divide is something that is circumstantial based off of culture and socioeconomic status of the student and their family.