Post 2- MS Word

     I have used MS Word for a variety of different projects and assignments. My teachers have used MS Word to explain the assignment, show different tools that students can use in assignments. I learned in my Business Skills class that there are many different ways to use Word and make it look unique and interesting. I have learned different things from my instructors about Word such as how to apply unique themes, change certain things about a theme, Word Art, and etc.
     I have always been told that not copyrighting is a bad thing. I have found out that it is not good to copyright a picture, graph, chart, etc because it's illegal. It's similar to plagiarizing because it's copying information without giving the source. According to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education, fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances. It also says, "Copyright law has several features that permit quotations from copyrighted works without permission or payment, under certain conditions."
     I would make sure that the students know what copyright is and what fair use means in a daily sense. In developing my instructional materials, I will make sure that I give credit to all sources and check with the Fair Use guidelines to make sure that I am being ethical in my work.