Reflection

I think that plagiarism is a very tough topic to teach kids, especially those in the early elementary grades. I think the easiest way to help those that are younger understand the meaning is to relate it to stealing. Most kids know that stealing is wrong so if you tell them that it is stealing, they will have a better understanding of the term. I also do not want the students in the upper elementary grades to not have any idea of what plagiarism is so if I am teaching the younger students, I hope I can teach them early so they already know about it. However, if that is not the case, then I would be teaching the students at the beginning of the year if they are older. I would definitely use the poster to hang it up in the classroom. Some students need that visual reminder that they need to be original and plagiarized work is something that will end up in the trash. 

This is relevant to my classroom because my students will be using online resources like Ebooks, the internet articles and books when they are performing research and writing down information. they need to know that any site that they use and find information from needs to be documented and cited correctly. This is something that students at all grades need to know especially elementary school students.

i like the thought and ability to make my own graphics and posters for my classroom hat can motivate or guide students.  The app I used was pretty cool, but it seemed pretty bland, maybe since I had the free version. There wasn’t as much layering and as many graphics as I thought. But sometimes simple is better. I went with the words that were important and a background that related to the vastness of student’s ideas.

Plagiarism, sadly, is everywhere. In a time when words are so easily stolen, stories faked, and information skewed, it's important to see that no matter how powerful you are, plagiarism can bite you. As funny as we think it is when someone accidentally is "inspired" by another's work and gets a bit too carried away, plagiarism is a serious crime. Words are the most valuable resource we have. It's important we protect and defend not only our own work, but the work of others. For my students in a high school classroom, they will undoubtedly recognize the woman on the poster. Politics is often divisive, no doubt; however, I'd discuss the humor in the mistake made by a speechwriter, not Melania and that this SNAFU happens, but has consequences for more than just the writer. Ironically, one of the stolen lines is about the power of one's words.

Using the canva app can be used in my future classroom in a lot of ways. One of the great parts of canva is that the website has different layouts already made for students, for example, poster, presentation, blog graphic, postcards, flyers, etc. This websites gives the students the opportunity to be creative and express themselves. If my students have a group poster project they could then create one together on on this website. The best part is that each of them could keep adding to it even when they are at home. This app is easy access and an easy/great way to express different students and teachers ideas, knowledge, and understanding of the material being taught in class. 

I decided to do a poster like this because I wanted to appeal to my future students' ethical side. I made it for a 7th and 8th grade class because they are at the age of easy persuasion. More importantly, they're also at the age that which most things will remain with them for life - such as the importance of not plagiarizing. I put at the bottom left "Shakespeare wouldn't give away his plays" and on the right side, "Hemingway wouldn't give away his books," then in the center "you wouldn't give away your work, so don't steal someone else's". I did this because I think it would appeal to the students' conscious. When teachers come at plagiarism from a "it's against the rules so dont do it" stand point, I think the lesson is lost and often forgotten by many students. When teachers explain why stealing someone's hard work is wrong in many ways, as well as explaining that you wouldn't want your hard work taken either, then theres a better chance (I think) of the students having a positive reaction to this lesson. As well as an increased chance of them retaining this invaluable information for life.  

This is relevant because I want my students to know about how to cite their sources and what is considered plagiarism. I can use a graphic like this by hanging it in the classroom as a reminder to my students. 

This is relevant to my future classroom because even in early childhood students need to know we can not use others work without permission. We have to be original in our work. Copying others is wrong. I also will be using Canva to create many graphics for my own classroom.

This is relevant to my classroom because I will not tolerate plagiarism in my classroom. It doesn't only say not to plagiarize, but it tells them to use their brain instead. This will encourage thinking and refraining from plagiarizing. 

Although I hope to teach kindergarten, plagiarism is still relevant in the class.  By teaching students the simple ways of giving people credit for their work, I can teach plagiarism at a young age and implement how important it is not to copy or cheat off of someone.  A way to do this could be having students get on their iPad or on the computer and search for a famous piece of art. We as a class, could then recreate the artwork and practice giving credit to the artist.  We can do this with books we read and have students practice putting their favorite part or line with quotations. It is important to talk about cheating and plagiarism at a young age.

Creating this graphic is relevant to my future for 2 reasons. The first being I need to be aware of plagiarism when I am using technology/graphics/resources in my classroom. The second being, having some sort of plagiarism graphic in my classroom would remind kids what is considered plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Canva would be a great way to create propaganda for a presidential election lesson plan, which I’ve already written for a future English class. It would also be useful in creating a visual of an analysis of a character from the novel we’re reading as well as making a visual to show to the class for a book talk.