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EME2040 Blog Journal #3

Copyright and Fair Use are implemented regulations with the purpose of limiting the copying and distribution of people's creative works. Copyright gives exclusive rights to the owner and can even result in compensation when used by others. Fair Use allows for copyrighted materials to be used within the educational environment but with limits varying from how much of the work is used and in which way. Copyright and Fair Use serve as essential guidelines to help balance the protection of creative works with the needs of education.

When implementing technology into the classroom, as useful and appealing as it is a tool, it also comes with its own set of issues. For one students' privacy is potentially in a vulnerable state especially when navigating online platforms. To ensure they are protected, transparency and consent are to be encouraged. Students and parents will be well-informed about the measures that will be taken to ensure their data is safe and all appropriate information is collected or shared. Alongside their own safety being inadvertently compromised, there might be others out there who could target them on purpose. Cyberbullying is a serious issue since the perpetrator is hiding behind a screen and has a false sense of ego and power. Within a classroom, this to not tolerated by students and their safety is the top priority. Monitoring and reporting tools will be implemented that can detect and track cyberbullying and permit teachers to be aware and react in a timely and appropriate manner. 

While crafting and organizing my classroom newsletter, I picked up some Microsoft Word skills alongside other design and writing aspects. I was definitely maneuvering my language around the academic writing I'm used to doing and trying to communicate with some more basic words that are appropriate for 3rd graders and their parents. I also had to make the decision of not only picking a theme but keeping it relevant throughout with WordArt and classroom lessons and activities. With a fall theme, I made sure to introduce it from the header design and even make the spelling words resonate with it too.




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