Journal 2

I’ve used MS Word for just about everything as a student. For example, I’m typing this blog post on it right now. For every assignment I’ve done as a student, I’ve always typed my answers out first onto a Word Document before submitting it because I find it easier to edit and I don’t fully trust some of the submitting pages- it could get deleted, etc. As for my teachers, the majority will post information using MS Word. Whether it’s a syllabus, outlines for a paper or another assignment, Word is usually their go-to format.

My experience with copyright and fair use of materials is that if I use a picture or use a quote I always make sure to properly cite it. I’ve (hopefully) never copyrighted anything. I believe I would practice the same method if I were a teacher preparing a presentation- to cite everything I’ve used that is not mine, but also not get carried away posting hundreds of things that weren’t mine. If I created something that was mine however, I would want to get it copyrighted immediately. I would do the same for my students, if they wanted to get something copyrighted. I would leave it up to them if they created something on their own, but I would probably encourage it since you never know where their work could eventually end up.

I’m sorry my textbook shipping got delayed so I haven’t been able to read chapter 11!