Blog #3

     Copy right is a legal right to ownership of something. For example, if someone publishes a book and has it copy righted, they have the legal right to claim that book as their own and only they will have the right to copy that material. So if a book is copyrighted, only the author/owner can legally print more copies of that book. Fair use deals with copy right in the sense that something that is copyrighted may still be used or quoted without paying the creator, but only if it is for purposes like teaching, criticism, research, ect. I would deal with these principles as a teacher by making sure if I was copying any material, it would follow under the fair use principles for teaching. For my students, I would also make sure they were informed of copy right and fair use so they did not use any work that was not their own without it being fair use. 

    A recent loophole with copy right has been the use of Chat GPT by students. Chat GPT is an artificial intelligence program that can write essays, do assignments, create lesson plans, ect. This promotes academic dishonesty for using work that is not your own, but not violating copy right law. In a classroom, I would combat this by using programs like GPTZero that can detect if an assignment has been done by AI. I would also stress to my students that doing the work yourself will help them learn and understand, which they will need for in person tests and assignments. The widespread use of technology in classrooms also often causes decreased productivity among students. Whether it be from technology distractions, from easier access to peers sharing work, websites like Chat GPT, students prefer to take the easy way out of their school work. I would combat this in a classroom by limiting all technology in class, especially if assignments are being worked on. I would also again stress that doing work yourself to the extent in which it was intended is the best way to succeed in a class and future classes.

    From working on the newsletter assignment, I learned how to use a lot of Word functions I had not previously known how to use. I primarily use google docs, so it was good to familiarize myself with Word as well in case a future circumstance requires the use of that program. In the future, I think my newsletter could be improved by exploring more font and color choices to make the newsletter more exciting and less intimidating to look at. The skills I used to make this newsletter will be helpful to me in a future career if I am making more creative documents on word or using Canva.