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  Microsoft word was the first thing I learned how to use on a computer. It's been absolutely vital in my education thus far. I've really only ever used word to write papers, or make a newsletter. My teachers in the past have used word to create calendars, the syllabus, and class documents. Other word programs like excel and PowerPoint were used almost daily in instruction and discussion of test scores. 

Copyright was something focused on my collegiate English classes. I dual enrolled these courses in high school so most of the information honestly went over my head. All of my teachers in college use the turn it in website to search for plagiarism. I would probably implement this same strategy in my classroom. Often times these issues can be avoided with clear outlines for what is and is not acceptable as far as using research and calling work your own.

I've always used Twitter as an outlet for socializing and the occasional venting tweet. It's interesting to me that my favorite form of social media would be so beneficial as far as sharing ideas with educational philosophers and peers. I feel I could use Twitter a lot in my career as a tool to share information with my students, and parents. One of my teachers in high school had an extra credit point system that was focused on Twitter and Instagram. This would also help as far as networking with my coworkers on school events and goals for the semester.