When we talk about copyright and fair use, I honestly realized I had been way more casual about it than I probably should be. As a future teacher, I think I would try to be really intentional about modeling good habits, like actually crediting sources on slides, worksheets, and handouts instead of just pulling images or text from Google and calling it a day. For students, I’d want them creating their own projects (presentations, posters, videos, etc.) and also learning how to properly cite what they use, even if it feels small. While morally I might not believe in patents and copyrights, it's the world we live in and setting a good example for the students for them to follow that is better for anyone. On top of that, not copying other people will make the work I give more tailor made to my class and to put it bluntly just a whole lot better overall.
One issue with technology I am very concerned with is student privacy. I had recently read an article about this school in 2009 or 2010 that had used their camera in the school laptops to secretly take pictures of students in the privacy of their own homes after school hours automatically without any prior consent. Although far less serious, I want to make sure they have privacy both from each other and whatever sketchy site they might go on to try and do whatever. On my end, I’d avoid requiring students to create personal accounts using their full names whenever possible and would rely more on school-managed logins.
That newsletter assignment thing was a very good refresher. Usually I don't use text columns or format them so fluidly so it was an interesting change of pace. Still I'm happy with how it turned out and hopefully I got it right. One thing I will say though is I personally felt on some level my design was a bit basic and bland. I have trouble knowing what is easy to read and balancing that with nice to look at so in the future I'll work on being better and more creative with my designs while still being legible.
"Apple computer" by gabrielsaldana is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
No comments:
Post a Comment