This week we covered academic integrity. I particularly
liked listening to the TEDTALK. I think that guy brought up a lot of good
points. I was glad to see he was realizing that with technology changing kids
are finding new ways to utilize different concepts and recreate them. Through the
ted talk I was thinking about Napster, bittorrent, and Limewire. These three
were companies that as a kid we were “pirating” music. We didn’t understand it
as stealing. As I grow up I’m learning about all this copy right stuff. Seems
like a lot to wade through. I do realize the importance of this topic when it
comes to research. One, you don’t want to take credit for something you didn’t do.
And two, in school I’m realizing teachers don’t want to hear about what you
think they want you to back it up with someone else’s work because you want
your paper to be credible. Im also glad to see there are agencies available for creators to learn about their rights and design effective routes for them to keep their material safe and used for what they want it used for. I feel as if I have a good understanding of what
academic integrity is.
References-
Lawrence Lessing's TED Talk on “Laws that Choke Creativity –
http://www.ted.com/talks/larry_lessig_says_the_law_is_strangling_creativity?language=en
Hi Stephanie! I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on academic integrity. I also found the Ted talk interesting and a bit eye opening. I thought you brought up a good point about the pirated movies and music. It is so easily accessible that sometimes it's hard to think of it as stealing, but it is. Technology makes it so much easier to find information on just about anything you could think of, it can be pretty simple to copy someone's information and replace it as your own. Thank you for sharing!
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