Well, well, well! I’ve made it to week 4 and let me tell you what a relief it is to be more than half way done with this course. I can see the light now! Plus, this week is much easier than last week as this week hits a nerve from within. I have such empathy for our students today that are victims of cyberbullying. This week during our weekly conference, Monday night, I was online listening to Dr. Still discuss our assignments for the week and provide us a snapshot of cyberbullying. Our call is at 7 p.m. and I was just sitting down to eat dinner with my 15-year-old son and he was able to hear our conversations as I wasn’t using headphones and when our session was over he asked “Is cyberbullying a real thing?”. Wow, was I was shocked, yet relieved all in the same. I was shocked that he didn’t know that it was a real thing, but in the same I was relieved as that must mean he’s not a victim or knows anyone that is… or maybe it is he doesn’t recognize it. Hmmm.
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Well week three is coming to an end and let me tell you I think this has been the hardest week of all, thus far. Last week, I thought was time consuming as I had to create the animated video and as a perfectionist I spent a lot of time creating it and perfecting it. However, this week, it was purely tough as it had us focus on intellectual property law and that is something I have a hard time comprehending so I’ve had to read and read the material several times to ensure I grasped what was being said. Actually, I understand the concept of what it is and why we have it but to really understand how it works is the difficult part. So, I’ve approached this week with a growth mindset, I know I will persevere and concur! Copyright laws have been put in place to promote the growth of the arts and other creative works. It is to safeguard those authors and artists who are finding themselves especially with the internet in today’s digital world. A lot of people feel that anything on the internet is a free for all, but in reality it isn’t and we need to understand that and as educators we need to ensure that our students understand that also. When we find someone’s work that we want to use we need to do the following. First, check who owns it and get permission to use it. Either cite the creator or buy the rights to use it, if necessary, and use it responsibly (Common Sense Education, 2014). If you do all of these than you are not stealing and what you are doing is lawful. Wow, another stressful week in this course. During this week, I was really hoping to get ahead as I had the whole week off for Thanksgiving break, however, I was able to decorate my house for the holidays, prepare Thanksgiving dishes, shop for Christmas, spend quality time with my family, and of course complete this week’s assignment. So even though I didn’t get ahead as planned I do feel accomplished. Oh, Happy Thanksgiving by the way!! |
Jill HobbsMatthew 6:34 'Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.' Archives
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