Abbie's Blog

In this age of technology and the progression of the internet, it is so easy to simply copy and paste other’s ideas. Copyright laws are what protect that from happening. If something is copyrighted, then whoever uses that picture, video, writing, or concept needs to credit the owner, or else they could be fined. Fair use is when you can use a certain part of someone’s work in certain situations without having to credit the owner. As a teacher, I am going to teach the kids what it means to steal someone’s content and how to properly go about using other people’s work. I will make sure it is a priority of mine to set an example by creating a lot of my own materials so that I myself am not breaking any copyright laws.  Technology is something that does a lot of good, but also a lot of harm. Two things that come to mind are  academic dishonesty and cyberbullying. I have first hand experience with both. In high school, teachers made it very easy to cheat on assignments because they stole qu

Growing up in elementary school, I had "Computer Lab" once a week where my class would take these online courses that taught us how to use Microsoft. Then, in middle school we were required to take a computer course where we continued to learn how to make spreadsheets and format newsletters and things like that. However, there was a sudden shift when we got to high school where all we used was Google Docs since each of us had our own Chromebook. We did not have access to Microsoft unless we used one of the school's desktops, which rarely was necessary considering the resources we had available to us. Google Docs became the standard way in which we completed and turned in assignments all four years of high school. So, I am more used to Google Docs and am a little out of practice when it comes to Microsoft Word. In a lot of ways Google Docs is simpler and easier to use when it comes to basic functions, but Microsoft is definitely better and more effective when it comes to f

      Hi everyone! My name is Abigail Puketza and I am a freshman here at Florida State University. I grew up in a suburban town forty minutes north of Philadelphia. I was never a fan of the cold winters or scraping ice off my mom's windshield in the mornings. So, when I was looking for schools, one of the criteria was a warm climate. After touring colleges down the coast, I fell in love with Florida State. So here I am!      Since I entered school around the time where technology was quickly advancing, I am not unfamiliar with the use of it in an educational setting. Each student at my high school had their own Google Chromebook provided by the school district, so most of our assignments were online. We used Google Classroom, Google Docs, Quizlet, EdPuzzle, virtual labs, online textbooks, and other online resources. Teachers started drifting away from the use of only blackboards and whiteboards and started using projectors and Smart Boards for class presentation.       I have a co