Words and Their Usage (J2)

I am sure for many people MS Word was their introduction to digital writing tools. As a part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it's pretty widely available, and while its interface is not too deep, Word does offer a lot of options. Having said that, my time working with Word was rather short compared to most people. While I have explored it in my younger years as an early writing tool, I am far more comfortable using Google Drive for my writing projects. Having your information saved on the cloud in addition to having more plugins and a more accessible interface made Drive very appealing to me. That said, I am glad to have the opportunity to revisit Word and explore it further!

Copyright law is very pertinent to me as a writer and an artist. I want myself and my students to be able to create in a safe space where we can feel comfortable in the knowledge that our intellectual property is protected. We covered some elements of copyright when I started my site for ENC 2135, and it will definitely come up if I or my students use NaNoWriMo or another publishing service. In the future, I hope to use programs like the Creative Commons to ensure that sites, games, or tools I design can be shared without the risk of theft. I also wish to be involved in making sure my students also get in touch with copyright licenses for their own writing projects. 

To ensure my students do not infringe on the copyrights of others, I will help direct them to sources in the Creative Commons, and encourage the use of citation. Citation will also be important in the name of academic integrity, to make sure that their using their own work and are crediting the artists and educators that inspire them. I would also allow for students to devise pen names that they can use in my class, as well as validating the sites I use or preferably devise myself to ensure my students' privacy is protected.