Copyright

I totally agree with the copyright laws. If I were an artist I would want to have my creations and works protected. I wouldn't want people to use them anytime they wanted with no restrictions as to making copies and such. I do think that it is pretty easy to violate these laws, especially if you are not totally aware of what the laws entail. I never knew you have to have a citation for pictures you use, I just thought they were there for my using. But I do like the fair use law for teachers. Since I will one day be a teacher, I will be able to use different works with out violating copyright laws if its for educational purposes. Now that I know a little bit more about copyright laws, I think I will be more aware of them when I am doing things.

Technology Resources

I really liked the google docs that we talked about in class. It seems like a really cool program that google offers and I could see myself using it as a teacher. The diigo website we talked about looks like it would be helpful if you had a lot of readings to do or a research paper. Although I am not a big highlighter and sticky note person. I like that Zotero if an extension to firefox. I think these sites will be good to know about for future use in my schooling and as a teacher. They could help me stay organized and I could even share them with my future students.

Reflection

So my reflection on technology is this... I don't have much background with it. The last time I took a computer class was in the ninth grade. Sure I can make a blog or a simple power point, but that is about it. I just know the basics. I hope this class will help me become more familiar with all this technology stuff. And that I will be more confident with my abilities the next time I need to use it. And since I think all posts should have a picture, I googled computer technology and found this diagram that might help some of you out...