EDU 305 Computer and Technology

 Reliability and Relevance The two most important criteria for evaluating websites for me are reliability and relevance, as these are the two areas where there are the most problems with online sources these days, particularly when used for educational purposes, and some of the information on the internet is inaccurate. For reliability, it is very helpful for students to dig deeper to determine if the information is accurate and if the source is trustworthy or not. More importantly, do research on the origin of the information to make sure it comes from the right source and has the right author. The other important criterion is relevance. This is applicable for school purposes; when doing project research on a specific topic, students must consider whether they need the information they found on the internet for their topic or not. How relevant is the information for their research, and does it really help contribute to their school project or not? An example: some points from the ...

Copyright and fair use of materials in an educational environment I never had experience with copyright or fair use as a teacher for education purposes; however, I've experienced fair use as a student, such as listening to music, watching movies for education purposes, reading books, etc. In general, I believe important guidelines of copyright and fair use for teachers are allowed to make one copy of larger copyrighted works as long as it is only for educational purposes. Short tales, poetry, charts, or diagrams from a magazine, for instance, may be duplicated for fair use educational reasons. An example of copyright and fair use is that my English teachers provide books, poems, and articles to base our study on (for educational purposes). As a teacher in the future, I will make my students aware of the laws of copyright and fair use.   Academic Honesty and the Consequences of Plagiarism at BYU-Hawaii Based on the reading I did about plagiarism at BYU-Hawaii, I learned about aca...

  Digital literacy and online ethics For me, I think internet safety and digital citizenship would be helpful for my students to learn. One of the internet safety websites that I found to be interesting and essential for students is NetSafe Utah, because it provides online resources for the youngest to the oldest and, most importantly, contains the internet safety information that schools need to meet the Children's Internet Protection Act. Cyberbullying is one of the issues that many schools struggle with, and I believe that this website, www.netsafeutah.org, would help raise awareness among our students and protect them from any harm caused by cyberbullying. Another useful resource is Edutopia, which helps raise awareness among students about digital citizenship. This would be beneficial to students, as they would gain proactive knowledge about private information, passwords, personal information, etc., so they could stay protected from any harmful digital information.  Cop...

ISTE STANDARDS   Browse through the ISTE standards for teachers and consider some of those indicators. Can you recall teachers you’ve had in the past who embody these standards? Most of my teachers in high school usually covered some of the ISTE standards, like facilitating, designing, and collaborating. It's the same in college, but with a more advanced use of technology for learning. For example, as a university student, my teachers have been using technology for teaching and learning. One of the standards that I've recognized as being mostly used is "analyst." Teachers will be able to provide feedback and comments about students in a timely and efficient manner if they use data to drive and support students to achieve their educational goals.  Which standards and indicators do you feel will be most important for you as a teacher, and why? Which are you most likely to promote for students in your classroom, and why? As a student desiring to be a teacher, I believ...