EME Post 3

     Copyright and fair use are two imperative factors that provide freedom of expression to an artist, writer, speaker, etc. without allowing an outside party to discredit their work. Content creators put a lot of work and passion into their content and for that reason, it is imperative that their ideas are solely credited to them. Copyright is a legal process where only the creator can use their work unless they give permission for someone else to use and/or distribute it. Fair use, although it ties in with copyright, is a little more lenient. It allows an outside party to use a creator's work to comment on it or criticize it. The two go hand-in-hand in promoting the first amendment's freedom of expression. As a teacher, I would emphasize the importance of copyright and the adverse effects it may have on a content creator. 

    Cyberbullying poses a major threat to technology implementation, especially amongst younger students who have not fully matured and do not understand the full extent of damage that their words can cause. Introducing young children to the vast world of technology can be a gamble but as a teacher, I would tackle this obstacle by blocking certain words and phrases. I would set up a system that would alert me whenever a student tries to use those words or phrases and then have them face the appropriate consequences.  Another obstacle to technology implementation is decreased productivity. Introducing technology into the classroom can result in students getting bored and wandering off onto different websites than they one they have been instructed to use. To battle this, I would ban certain websites from the classroom computers to stop them from being able to access the sites.

    From working on my newsletter design, I learned how to have more control over my formatting. I was initially struggling with the columns and could not format them the way I had envisioned. Once I learned how to efficiently manipulate the columns and get them where I wanted them to be, everything fell into place. In the future, I could try to take it a step further and try implementing some designs or templates. The skills learned in this assignment can be very beneficial in my career for when I want to spread information and connect with clients.