Monday, April 16, 2012
Academic Honesty
The definition of academic honesty is when you actually did the work that you say you did as well as when you cite the works and quotes from works that you used. When you have presented research materials fairly and truthfully your conscience can relax and you can turn in good personal work that is not stolen or mis-used.
Some behaviors to avoid would be thing such as cheating, unauthorized collaboration, misrepresentation of: experience ability and effort, plagiarism, false records, giving information that isn't right or fake sources. Sabotage, resubmission of same assignment for different class without permission are all things to avoid.
As teachers we need to remember to teach students about the specific things to avoid in order to promote academic honesty. We can also model academic honesty to students, teach and enforce consequences for plagiarism and encouraging your students to be a good influence on their friends.
Students tools that they can use to guide themselves along their educational life would be showing how academic dishonesty can result in serious altercation of grades or possible expulsion from school or extra curricular activities. We can apply to their feelings and emotions by asking, "Can you live with your dishonesty?" Sharing with them also about their future employers and how they may not have respect for your intelligence or professionalism if you have been caught plagiarizing will impact them greatly.
As a teacher I want to teach this to my students by using the MLA and APA Handbook for students to use when doing assignments.
Reinforce that if you think its a bad idea they should consult with the teacher first and then continue once getting permission. We must teacher them to be responsible individuals basically as we are all citizens of a nation that needs more quality students avoiding everything to do with being academically dishonest.
Some behaviors to avoid would be thing such as cheating, unauthorized collaboration, misrepresentation of: experience ability and effort, plagiarism, false records, giving information that isn't right or fake sources. Sabotage, resubmission of same assignment for different class without permission are all things to avoid.
As teachers we need to remember to teach students about the specific things to avoid in order to promote academic honesty. We can also model academic honesty to students, teach and enforce consequences for plagiarism and encouraging your students to be a good influence on their friends.
Students tools that they can use to guide themselves along their educational life would be showing how academic dishonesty can result in serious altercation of grades or possible expulsion from school or extra curricular activities. We can apply to their feelings and emotions by asking, "Can you live with your dishonesty?" Sharing with them also about their future employers and how they may not have respect for your intelligence or professionalism if you have been caught plagiarizing will impact them greatly.
As a teacher I want to teach this to my students by using the MLA and APA Handbook for students to use when doing assignments.
Reinforce that if you think its a bad idea they should consult with the teacher first and then continue once getting permission. We must teacher them to be responsible individuals basically as we are all citizens of a nation that needs more quality students avoiding everything to do with being academically dishonest.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Digital Citizenship for Teachers
Digital citizenship for teachers will be important to know how teachers interact on the computer and its technology compared to that of students. Often teachers need to be aware of viruses and mass emails. Do not allow yourself to open the email or something could happen. This is a safety precaution.
Etiquette refers to the set of practices created over the years to make the internet experience pleasant for everyone. It can be referred to as courteous interactions. A few rules of online communication as well. If information is not marked with an astrix you should not use it. Research and truth finding, we need to teach our students to not to sight that wikipedia source. Getting information from truthful sources. Communication needs to be looked at electronically and how fast it is today and what can happen. Cell phones can be used, IM, and e-mail have changed the way technology users communication. These forms of communication have created a new social structure of who, how and when people interact.
Inappropriate communication would often involve cell phones. We need to not use poor grammar in forms of writing and so therefore we need to not text shorthand but not create bad habits now. Online ownership happens as well more often than it should. Students no longer use books but internet. We as Christians need to live above reproach. So an implication for me would be that I would hold high standards for the way in which I communicate online and on computers and use technology as a leader of my classroom. Online ownership is when you take responsibility for your cyber foot print. Every time you put something online you are connected to that for the rest of your life. As teachers we need to be aware of what we put online. Teachers also need to teach this to their students. They need to know that there is a good or bad reaction for everything they do online. In the video we showed earlier, the teacher played different games with her students to help them understand the harmful things that can come from it.
http://www.brainpop.com/spotlight/digitalcitizenship/
Etiquette refers to the set of practices created over the years to make the internet experience pleasant for everyone. It can be referred to as courteous interactions. A few rules of online communication as well. If information is not marked with an astrix you should not use it. Research and truth finding, we need to teach our students to not to sight that wikipedia source. Getting information from truthful sources. Communication needs to be looked at electronically and how fast it is today and what can happen. Cell phones can be used, IM, and e-mail have changed the way technology users communication. These forms of communication have created a new social structure of who, how and when people interact.
Inappropriate communication would often involve cell phones. We need to not use poor grammar in forms of writing and so therefore we need to not text shorthand but not create bad habits now. Online ownership happens as well more often than it should. Students no longer use books but internet. We as Christians need to live above reproach. So an implication for me would be that I would hold high standards for the way in which I communicate online and on computers and use technology as a leader of my classroom. Online ownership is when you take responsibility for your cyber foot print. Every time you put something online you are connected to that for the rest of your life. As teachers we need to be aware of what we put online. Teachers also need to teach this to their students. They need to know that there is a good or bad reaction for everything they do online. In the video we showed earlier, the teacher played different games with her students to help them understand the harmful things that can come from it.
http://www.brainpop.com/spotlight/digitalcitizenship/
Cyberbullying
Cyber bullying is not a felony but it is a crime. Cyber bullying is often pertaining to girls. Students will increase in threats and hate notes and has been increasing the past 7 to 10 years. Spreading rumors online is considered cyber bullying as well. Taking unflattering pictures and then sending them around can hurt some bodies heart. Making sure our classrooms are clear from cyber bullying will be important and being aware that it does happen and that we will need to stand up against it. Allowing parents to become more aware of what goes on will help as well so we as teachers are not the only ones that are fighting this problem. Its often more than one person ganging up another. Its hard to put a stop too with increasing technology.
As teachers we need to be careful and teach equality and help our students to respect one another because much can happen off of school primacies and on phones. I have seen this happening even with students planning to start a food fight at school the next day based off of facebook and phone messaging. It was crazy, it can lead to police even being involved such as in a school where my sister teaches at this present time. Lets encourage them to do what is right as we avoid cyber bullying!
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html
As teachers we need to be careful and teach equality and help our students to respect one another because much can happen off of school primacies and on phones. I have seen this happening even with students planning to start a food fight at school the next day based off of facebook and phone messaging. It was crazy, it can lead to police even being involved such as in a school where my sister teaches at this present time. Lets encourage them to do what is right as we avoid cyber bullying!
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying
http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html
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