- Electronic note-taking, is a new form of taking notes using a source of technology such as a computer or an iPad. This note-taking method creates different types of styles of taking notes. There are several websites that allow you to take notes using creative backgrounds or themes. For example, I have been using electronic note-taking to create notes on important work duties, cooking recipes, and a lot more. This easy and more practical way of taking notes on computers or tablets, has and will continue to grow. As years go by, students are required to take down more notes than previous school years. There is so much information to learn, that it is always good to have a good method of taking notes just from an electrical device.
- Plagiarism, is when someone takes and uses information they read as their own. This problem has risen so much that there have been rules and laws based on plagiarism. Taking someone else's credit is not fair for the person that wrote the information, and for the readers. In collage there are many classes that teach the rules on how to avoid plagiarizing, this is one of the most important subjects to learn. Having good knowledge to how to give credit when needed, is highly recommended to master. Having my own experiences on not knowing how to cite work that is not mine, to learning more and more from each class. The sense of learning how to properly cite work can make a students academic papers seem more organized and properly written to accommodate the teachers and possibly other readers.
- Critical Reading, has become one of the main readings done in any academic school level. The purpose for students is for them to know what reading they are conducting. According to the book, " Some school include critical viewing skills in the curriculum so students become aware for the influences of media images on consumers and citizens" (pg.114). The proper understanding of critical reading opens up the door to understanding information in a better source. In the past i have been required to critical read an article and analyze and break it down, this practice has helped me view the different point of views of the author and to even identify if the information is creditable.
Refrences:
Maloy, R. (2011). Transforming learning with new technologies. 1st ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
Great points! I think the focus of copyright is not just providing proper attribution by giving credit to who said/wrote/photographed/etc it, but also to allow the reader to further research by starting at the original. For example, your quote in the last paragraph would allow me to go back to the book on page 114 and to see what context that quote was written and/or to get more information. The tough part for the younger generation is that they grew up in the "copy and paste" world, so harder to understand, but college will certainly provide you with much more experience and hopefully, understanding. :)
ReplyDeleteThe second blog post was to include an enhancement such as photo, video, hyperlink - hope you can remember for your third one....and then for future digital badges you will want to explore one of the other tools!