blog post 7

There's a lot of advantages to using powerpoints in the classrooms. It allows students to easily write down notes on the topic being discussed, which benefits the people who don't learn from just hearing information. It gives students a visual of what's being discussed. It also helps the teacher stay on topic with the information, and helps them stay organized. A few disadvantages are that students may not listen to the additional information provided by the instructor because they're too busy copying from the powerpoint. I know in college, that when teachers post the powerpoints online, it discourages kids from attending class (high schools may do this too.).

One of the biggest educational topics that interest me is the idea of copyright. The Internet provides so much information that it's hard to write a paper and not accidentally "copy" someone's idea. When should you cite something, and when is it considered your own words? Copyright has always confused me, which is why I hate doing research papers.