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As a student, I use Word for absolutely everything such as note taking, writing essays, outlines, and assignments, and making graphs, charts, and posters.  I highlight, bold, bullet and number, and insert pictures to make my notes easier to read and to organize my notes more efficiently. I’ve seen my teachers use it to create tests, quizzes, worksheets, syllabi, lesson plans, forms and permission slips, and newsletters to parents.       

My experience with copyright and fair use in school began with learning how to cite everything in MLA format including websites, books, and other peoples' written works. It was drilled into my head anything that isn't your own you need to cite. We were taught not to plagiarize and to give credit where credit is due. I had citation assignments, so that I knew how to do it without the help of a computer. I would deal with these concepts of copyright and fair use as a teacher to develop instructional materials by creating my own original materials and when I need it to use open resources and revise them. When addressing students, I would teach them the importance of siting resources of information in a grade appropriate way.

Some new skills I learned about using Twitter as a personal learning network is that it could be used to have an interactive chat through a hashtag. I normally just used Twitter to follow famous media stars, but now I could use it to follow updates about education, educational technology and so much more. Twitter allows students and teachers to be connected outside of the classroom. I can use Twitter to connect to other teachers in the area and around the world.