Blog Post 2

As a student, I cannot imagine trying to do college without Word. I have used it for every single class I have had in college for a variety of tasks. I have made projects on Word, written too many papers to count, created newsletters for my sorority, and used it to take notes for classes. For me, I am a very slow writer, so Word has helped me in certain classes to ensure I am able to keep up with what the Professor is lecturing on. Also, writing a 15-page paper by hand would be absolutely brutal, so word has helped me to ensure I maintain proper grammar and spelling, even when my brain feels like it can't function anymore.

In the academic word, copyright and fair use materials are especially enforced when talking about plagiarism. Plagiarism is more than just copying someone else's words. By not citing a specific source or doing an incomplete or incorrect citation, you may be plagiarizing. I have had teachers who have stories about giving a student a zero for the entire class just because they improperly cited a source. It is evident in every single paper I write and copyrighting work is something to be taken incredibly serious.

A possible implementation issue could arise from privacy. While the internet is very helpful when it comes to education, it can also be harmful if one is not careful. Young children are very innocent, which can be used against them on the internet. One solution to this would be having a split screen monitoring system. If you decide to allow students onto computers provided by the school, then there is technology to see all of the screens as well. This allows for the teacher to be aware of any students straying from the allowed sites and stop them before they do any damage that they may not even realize they are causing. A second issue is a semi-obvious thought, especially with older students: honesty. The internet provides a lot of information and students may be tempted to just copy the information they read online. Sites like Turnitin has taken massive steps to solve problems like this. It takes a students work and processes it through a database to ensure that they have not plagiarized it. It is nearly impossible to get a 0% plagiarism back; however, as long as it is below 10%, you can be almost positive that it was not copied. Finally, complying with ADA standards could be an issue with implementation. ADA compliance means allowing all information to be as accessible to students with disabilities. A solution would be using other techniques like visual aids or physical objects to explain the same concept. The good thing about having technology is while some students are working on the computer, a teacher could be working with students by reiterating things with visuals.