Copyright Laws-Good or Bad?

In general, I think copyright laws are good. They're good because they allow those who spent money on a work to be paid for it. Also, I think it helps generate more creativity and spontaneity which helps cause growth in every field. One change I would make is to making copies of a chapter of a book for school. Personally, I dont think you should have to buy a whole book just to use one chapter. I think that you should be able to pay a small one time fee (if the author demands it) to use it as you need. As a teacher you wouldn't be claiming it as your own work, and if you included all the information of the the text from where you got it, I think it should be fine.

Theme and pictures

I changed the theme of my blog because the black just seemed so dark. I like this one better because it reminds me of back home in Texas. Where I'm from its not a deserrt, but it is definitely flat. Growing up in West Texas, I have always been a fan of the underdog and pullin for the not-so-popular teams. For that reason, among many others, I put the Texas Tech logo up. I love Tech and its football program. I also added the picture of the mountains because I love hiking.

Helpful Resources

Some of the online resources I really enjoy are the ones found on google. Google docs is a good website along with Google presentation. These are nice because it makes it easy for a group to collaborate on a project or paper. As a teacher, it would make it easy for your students to access powerpoints or papers necessary for a class. Also, if there is a problem or confusion on the material, it will be easier to fix and will allow my students to acess it easier. Another helpful resource is my Personal Learning Environment. This is helpful because it will allow me to communicate with fellow teachers and other professionals to share ideas and receive help for my classes. As a student this is also helpful because it allows me to interact with my peers and get solutions to problems that I may be facing.

My technology experience

I'm not the worst when it comes to technology. I learn stuff pretty easy as long as it's semi-basic. Computer programs on macs are the worst because I've only used windows almost my whole life. I remember growing up we had an apple and I cold use the dos program, but thats about it. Nowadays I am pretty good at using powerpoint. word, and excel. I would like to learn how to create a website. I've always thought it would be interesting to do and know. Also, I hear that Apple has pretty cool movie creating programs so that would be cool to learn how to use. I found apple's website about their imovie program.