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I have used Microsoft Word every year as a student since at least fourth grade. Whether it was for typing an essay, preparing paragraphs for a science fair project, or simply typing a word to make sure I was spelling it correctly on paper. MS Word is how almost all my teachers typed their syllabi, test, and worksheets.

Copyright was a pretty big deal in my high school, there was a no tolerance policy regarding plagiarism. I have encountered many of the websites discussed in the text, such as TurnItIn. I believe that if content is copyrighted then the one who has the rights to the context should be compensated for the usage by others, so as a teacher I would employ websites to ensure my students were creating their own work and ultimately understand the material without having to take thoughts from others. I did think that not being able to google search an image to use in class lessons could be difficult, but after viewing the images MS has in clip art, I no longer see that as a major concern.

I think that Twitter and other such networks can be super helpful to keep in contact with parents of students in my classes. I could also tweet homework and test reminders for my students. Twitter can also create surveys so I could gage how well my students feel about their knowledge on a subject. I could also take the network out of the classroom with advertising school events and/or games.