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A lesson plan that I might create would use would be to use a power point to present the material to the class. I would use it by making the presentation innovative by incorporating sound effects, movie clips, and facts that are relevant to the class. The PowerPoint would be used to present information on United States history for juniors in high school. My lesson plan would be to have a funny clip to grasp their attention and then present the facts in an exciting way. I would integrate sound effects to make the point stand out in their minds, and to be sure that they remember what the slide just taught them.

The website that I am critiquing is www.fsu.edu . The website makes good use of Rule 2: Orient Users. It has screen headings, menus, and individual facts, such as pictures with details about the University. Everything is easy to access because of the side bar that allows you to quickly get to whatever it is you are looking for. The search bar allows you to get to something by specifically typing in what you are looking for. The homepage also has pictures that are linked to different stories about the university and offer the viewer a quick glimpse of University life. The homepage also follows Rule 4: Limit Style types and Rule 5: Limit Colors. The page carries the same font style throughout, with menus typed in bold to be found quickly and easily. It also limits colors because it uses the color scheme of black and red. By following these two rules, it makes the website easy to read and to navigate. The website also follows Rule 9: Use Upper and Lowercase, Rule 10: Keep text lines short, and Rule 12: Simplify the Structure. It follows Rule 9 by capitalizing where necessary, such as at the beginning of a sentence and using lower case with words that follow. The page follows rule 10 by making the links that go to news and events short and sweet with 10 words or less. It follows rule 12 by making the page very easy to navigate because of its buttons and presenting the information clearly.

My experience with copyright and fair use of materials in an education environment is mainly when I am writing an academic research paper. I always cite my sources in a works cited page and throughout the composition itself. It is very important not to plagiarize in any environment and it is crucial to make sure you give credit where credit is due.  I would deal with these concepts as a teacher by explaining to my students exactly what plagiarizing is and why it is important to cite your sources. I would teach them how to cite things properly and how to make sure that everything is used in its proper manner. In an academic environment, I would show my students how they should properly use copyrighted material and to incorporate it into their academic lives. I would develop my own instructional materials by making an assignment that makes them read a paragraph that a “student” has written based off of “research” they did. I would ask them whether they cited things properly or if it was plagiarized. I would have my students create their own works using sources by having them produce research papers based on something that they are truly interested in learning more about.