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I was in middle school in the late 1990’s. Microsoft Word and Encarta were popular with some students, but the teachers weren’t necessarily tech savvy. If you c
by cebert 3y ago
I was in middle school in the late 1990’s. Microsoft Word and Encarta were popular with some students, but the teachers weren’t necessarily tech savvy. If you copied text from an encyclopedia entry in Encarta to Word, the text would change to red burgundy. Students would copy content in their papers and wouldn’t even bother to change the color. I remember seeing examples of good papers in the hallways with the red text, and couldn’t believe that teachers had no idea what had happened.
- macintux 3y agoI was in the IT industry in the late 90s and this is the first I've heard of it. Not surprised teachers weren't in the loop.
- duskwuff 3y agoModern version is text copied from Wikipedia[1][2]. [1]: Where the student forgot to delete the citation footnotes. [2]: Or, if they're really not paying attention, maybe even a wild [citation needed].