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Copyright and fair use policies have substantial impact in the classroom. Creators often protect their creations and resources so that students and teachers must pay for them. This is where we see textbook costs incur. Depending on usage and quantity, teachers do not need the permission of the owner. This is the reason why certain texts and excerpts can be taught on a global scale. Other times, creators add their work to the public domain where they can be read, used, and manipulated by all. As a teacher, I think utilizing the public domain and also using smaller quantities of textbooks/text would be a good strategy. This would of course be a supplement for original material, but it's important to teach a variety of perspectives.

An issue that has accompanied increased technology usage has been academic dishonesty. This encompasses the concept of originality because student assignments lack uniqueness and creativity. Additionally, students lack original thinking on their tests because of urges to run test questions through AI. In an attempt to remedy this issue, I would test students in person with paper-based tests. Backpacks and all belongings would be placed along the front wall. My 6th grade math teacher did something similar and I think it worked really well for her. I think it could work for English too. Especially spelling and vocabulary tests.

Speaking of spelling tests, I included a spelling list as part of my Assignment 1, Newsletter. I had a lot of fun creating and experimenting with this assignment. Adding columns through layout is an important tool I will keep in mind for professional style layouts. And most importantly, I learned to wrap images through and behind text under the picture format tab. Adding little animations around my newsletter really brought it to life and added a childish charm. I was able to remove the background from the images through a background remover which also helped. 

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