Blog Post #D

Plagiarism: Copying someone else's work and using for your own.
Being a high school athlete and then a college athlete, plagiarism was a very tempting thing to do. I am not going to lie, it was something that everyone did and it was just a matter of who got away with it and what teachers did not care. The message of do not plagiarize was always enforced, but no matter what people still did it. While attending my first year of college at Flagler College, I saw an incident happen first hand and that was the day that I was no longer tempted to plagiarized. My friend in the class pretty much copied and paste her entire research paper from the internet. The professor knew immediately and he was sure to call the student out in the middle of class. Not only did everyone now know that she had plagiarized, but now the entire class knew she would be making a trip to the dean and would have to fight to stay enrolled in the college. Plagiarism does not seem that big of deal until you are embarrassed and fighting for your college enrollment. I felt awful, ashamed, and guilty all at one time. Plagiarism is something that can also happen on accident. If you cite something wrong or you are unaware on how to give credit properly, you can get in trouble with plagiarism.Most professors and teachers in this situation, give you another shot on fixing your mistake before punishing you. I have had this happen to me as well. You do not get the embarrassment side of the punishment but you do still feel ashamed of yourself. 

Cheating: using technology to learn information without permission.

There are three factors the contribute to cheating and plagiarism. Access to the internet is one and can be the best or worst thing for all students. In today's society accessing the internet is easy to do. Not just on our computer but from your cellphones as well. Students have access to the internet and apps on their phones. There are apps out there that will pretty much give you the answer to any math question you have. This past year at FSW I had another incident with a teammate this time where she got herself into trouble using the internet. All year long she would use the internet to help with math homework and when it came time for the test she would have to cheat because she never learned anything while doing her homework. Punishments were given and the situation was handled, but she taught the entire softball team a huge lesson. Cheating may feel like the right choice at the time, but in the end you are only hurting yourself and limiting yourself to the knowledge you could be learning. 

Cyberbullying: harm through technology.

Growing up in a small town where everyone knew everyone had its benefits, this just happened to be one. Cyberbullying was very limited in my town due to the fact that you were not getting away with it. There was no chance of being anonymous for long. Teachers were on top of the situations and usually knew all the drama. Cyberbullying can lead to several things and the worse being suicide. Cyberbullying can be extremely effective and dangerous. According to Maloy, there are several ways to stopping cyberbullying and they are; peer mentoring, providing ongoing support, and participating in "Teen Tech Week." (Maoly. 2013).

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Resources

 Engaging Learners By: Holliannedohrn. (2014). Retrieved September 21, 2016, from https://flipquiz.me/u/holliannedohrn/engaging-learners#embedboard

Maloy, R. W. (2013). Transforming learning with new technologies (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

Digital Blog Post #B

Developing lessons and engaging students are two very import steps to setting up your every day classroom environment. Teachers creating lesson plans for the day, week, or year, have to think of the best ways to engage the students. Striving for the best out come every day is what the teacher wants. No teacher wants to look out into their class and see "can we get this over with already"  faces. Engaging the students through technology and with more conversation in the classroom is a goal to have. According to Indiana University's ongoing High School Survey of Student Engagement, it is known that only 75% of students that enroll in high school graduate in four years. For many students they drop out because classes were not engaging and they just had no interest (Maloy. 2013). I knew students would miss certain classes because they did not like the teacher or just were to tired to go, but I never knew because a class was not engaging that it would lead to students not graduating, WILD!

Overcoming a digital disconnect between the students and teachers is a real problem. Teachers knowing which technology to use and how to use it to engage the students and interest them for the entire class period is important. Having barriers on what you can and cannot operate can be a huge set back as a teacher. Knowing the latest release of technology will not only impress your students but it will engage and interest them in what else you can teach them.

With all of that being said teachers including technology into their philosophy of teaching is extremely important and beneficial! Giving the students the best education in the most interesting and engaging way is what is the most important. Having the students exciting to come to your class and eager to learn what you have in store for them next is just an exciting feeling! Don't let the students know more than you, take a stand and show them what you know. Making my class the best class is my goal!

link to my padlet

Sources

 Hollianne's Padlet. (2016, September 8). Retrieved September 08, 2016, from https://padlet.com/hdohrn6/gxeg6bznzws8

 

 Maloy, R. W. (2013). Transforming learning with new technologies (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.