Maria's EME 2040

    Copyright is a way somebody can protect what they created or their intellectual property from being used or modified. Fair Use are different ways somebody can use and copy materials within reason, depending on how much is used and how its being used. Teachers are responsible to be a role model for students including utilizing technology correctly. Teachers can educate their students about the importance of protecting your intellectual property, also modeling the importance of developing your own instructional materials and not copyrighting. However, it does put into question how much copyright can dictate what can and cannot be used in the classroom?      Academic dishonesty is a rising issue with technology implementation in the classroom, specially how fast Artificial Intelligence (AI) has grown. With the rise of AI, it has also shown an increase in plagiarism for essays and exams. For asking students to simply just stop using AI is unrealistic because AI ...

       With my experience using MS Word as a student goes way back to computer class back in 1st grade or second. I remember they taught us the basics on how to use and save. But middle school through high school, I was taught to utilize Google Docs over Microsoft, which I would do everything on Google for assignments, group project and so much more. To then going to FSU where everything is Microsoft, and I honestly just adapted to it because I like Word over Google docs, as I noticed different features that makes Word better in my opinion. Simple features such as the "synonyms" button or easy access to the internet through Word make it better than Google Docs.       The standard most meaningful to me is 2.6.a Foster Student Ownership of Learning. This standard highlights the importance encouraging a culture in which students are accountable for their learning objectives and results in both group and independent contexts. Especially when teaching ...

           With taking EME 2040 this semester, I hope to learn new technological skills that I can apply in future working experiences, specially learning how to do things in the windows. I am familiar with a lot of technological platforms like Powerpoint, Canva, IMovie and many more but all through the Mac. So I am curious to learn how to do shortcuts in the Windows, to familiarize myself with the Windows at the same level of how I use the Mac. Overall, I want to learn more tricks and shortcuts in the platforms that I am already familiar with, specially Excel.            With my prior experiences using technology in an educational setting, I am comfortable with using Google drive and OneDrive applications. Although I prefer OneDrive applications, I have used both platforms to create assignments, group projects, essays and much more.  For presentations, I usually use a template from slidesgo.com, and utilize that...