Copyright for Educators
Aimee Bissonette, J.D., Attorney, Little Buffalo Law & Consulting.
Copyright, “fair use,” and "copyright free" resources, with an emphasis on maximizing access to content while avoiding copyright problems. Educational resources. Links and/or Materials:
ALA Copyright Tools http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/copyright/crtools/index.cfm· Public Domain Slider· Section 108 Spinner· Fair Use Evaluator· Exceptions for Instructors eToolThese tools are available under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike license and so, may be modified and used under specific circumstances.
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education:
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Bidding Adieu to Textbooks....in Byron Minnesota
My favorite session I attended was one given by the Byron Minnesota School District.
Bidding Adieu to Textbooks
The panel of 5 (two administrators, and three teachers) presented a new frontier that they have undertaken in their district to combat lack of funds for textbooks in their high school math curriculum.
Using State and District Standards they are in the infant stages of rewriting their math curriculum and making it all available on their custom built Moodle website.
The panel discussed intricate detail of the trials and tribulations thus far (roughly six months into the project) The district math teachers launched the site this past autumn and are getting VERY positive feedback from their students and test scores. What they are realizing is that with the Moodle’s ability to embed URL’s the teacher can use free audiovisual tools like You Tube and Audacity as a resource to their lesson plan. The real advantage is that a student can log into the Moodle site outside of the school day, get the lesson from the teacher with SMART Notebook notes and demonstrations and directions from their classroom teacher AND added resources like You Tube and Audacity. The students have the ability to watch and review steps for as long as it takes for understanding. Teachers can then spend the next class period actually helping hands on during the class period rather than lecturing. Byron administrators said: “We’re giving kids access to stuff in ‘their world’ and it is a reverse classroom approach…and it seems to be working so far”.
Bidding Adieu to Textbooks
The panel of 5 (two administrators, and three teachers) presented a new frontier that they have undertaken in their district to combat lack of funds for textbooks in their high school math curriculum.
Using State and District Standards they are in the infant stages of rewriting their math curriculum and making it all available on their custom built Moodle website.
The panel discussed intricate detail of the trials and tribulations thus far (roughly six months into the project) The district math teachers launched the site this past autumn and are getting VERY positive feedback from their students and test scores. What they are realizing is that with the Moodle’s ability to embed URL’s the teacher can use free audiovisual tools like You Tube and Audacity as a resource to their lesson plan. The real advantage is that a student can log into the Moodle site outside of the school day, get the lesson from the teacher with SMART Notebook notes and demonstrations and directions from their classroom teacher AND added resources like You Tube and Audacity. The students have the ability to watch and review steps for as long as it takes for understanding. Teachers can then spend the next class period actually helping hands on during the class period rather than lecturing. Byron administrators said: “We’re giving kids access to stuff in ‘their world’ and it is a reverse classroom approach…and it seems to be working so far”.
It's pretty hard to top Google Inc.
Really cool free applications I saw at the TIES conference:
- Google’s: Wonderwheel
All of us have experienced searching for the right website in a search engine and how frustrating that can be. Wonderwheel is a visual way to sort your keyword hit list. I imagine teachers could use this free tool for students who are visual thinkers. Here is an example for one using U.S. Presidents
- Google Squared is another great tool for
teachers and students.
- Google Goggles*Google Goggles is a downloadable image recognition application created by Google Inc. It is currently found in the Google Labs as a beta version. Currently, it is used for searches based on pictures taken by handheld devices. For example taking a picture of a famous landmark would search for information about it, or taking a picture of a product's barcode will search for information on the product.
*wikipedia
A shot in the arm (metaphorically speaking)
If you are interested in seeing how other schools are using technology, the TIES conference is the place to be. If you have never gone to the TIES conference, see if you can do it at least one day of the two day conference in December 2011. I did not see any new, must-have equipment this year, but I think the developers recognize that schools do not have new technology funding right now.
The best part of the conference for me is always the sessions that are put on by teachers/schools rather than by companies/sales people. I like to see what other schools are doing. A lot of teachers were talking about free alternatives to "Power Point" such as Prezi, Xtranormal, Glogster and Animoto.
Mark Garrison, author of WWW.GARRISONSITES.COM always have several new sites that I have not discovered before his presentation.
Lyne Motylinski showed many examples of how technology is used in her second grade classroom.
Several teachers talked about how they use iPads in their classrooms.
If you have read this far and are intereseted in more info, the TIES wiki http://wiki.ties.k12.mn.us/ has hand-outs and links posted by the session leaders.
The best part of the conference for me is always the sessions that are put on by teachers/schools rather than by companies/sales people. I like to see what other schools are doing. A lot of teachers were talking about free alternatives to "Power Point" such as Prezi, Xtranormal, Glogster and Animoto.
Mark Garrison, author of WWW.GARRISONSITES.COM always have several new sites that I have not discovered before his presentation.
Lyne Motylinski showed many examples of how technology is used in her second grade classroom.
Several teachers talked about how they use iPads in their classrooms.
If you have read this far and are intereseted in more info, the TIES wiki http://wiki.ties.k12.mn.us/ has hand-outs and links posted by the session leaders.
Four Strands of the Conference
The four strands of the conference are:
1. Digital-age learning experiences
Academic Content Areas Technology Integration: Sessions demonstrate technology integration best practices, STEM and other academic content areas.
Emerging Technologies: Sessions demonstrate the latest in new technologies and innovative uses in education. 21st-Century Learners and Learning Environments: Sessions promote or demonstrate curricular design, instructional strategies and learning environments supported by technology resources and tools that contribute to improved student achievement and how this has transformed learning. Professional growth and leadership practice
Leadership, Vision and Data-Informed Decision-Making: Sessions offer information to create environments and establish policies that support improved student achievement (e.g., RTI growth models) and address the way technology may be applied to reach that goal.
2.Professional Development: Sessions demonstrate ways to enhance professional practice and increase the productivity of teachers, administrators and the community.Digital-age citizenship and responsibility
3. Social, Legal and Ethical Issues: Sessions address ethical and necessary curriculum, guidelines and policies involved in using technology, the equity issues and challenges involved, safety and social networking.Technical support and infrastructure
4. Best Practices: Sessions focus on the technology and resources required to build, manage and support the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning and administration.
1. Digital-age learning experiences
Academic Content Areas Technology Integration: Sessions demonstrate technology integration best practices, STEM and other academic content areas.
Emerging Technologies: Sessions demonstrate the latest in new technologies and innovative uses in education. 21st-Century Learners and Learning Environments: Sessions promote or demonstrate curricular design, instructional strategies and learning environments supported by technology resources and tools that contribute to improved student achievement and how this has transformed learning. Professional growth and leadership practice
Leadership, Vision and Data-Informed Decision-Making: Sessions offer information to create environments and establish policies that support improved student achievement (e.g., RTI growth models) and address the way technology may be applied to reach that goal.
2.Professional Development: Sessions demonstrate ways to enhance professional practice and increase the productivity of teachers, administrators and the community.Digital-age citizenship and responsibility
3. Social, Legal and Ethical Issues: Sessions address ethical and necessary curriculum, guidelines and policies involved in using technology, the equity issues and challenges involved, safety and social networking.Technical support and infrastructure
4. Best Practices: Sessions focus on the technology and resources required to build, manage and support the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning and administration.
TIES 2010 Tech Conference
Although I would be lying if I said I was engaged during all of the sessions I attended, I did come away with some good information.
I saw some specific langauge arts uses for the SMART Board, breaking them up into pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities.
I also learned about how to create a vitual field trip using Google Earth, which would be cool and engaging for background on a story or something visual to show students setting of a lesson. It also showed how to embed photos and youtube clips.
Lastly, I discovered a few cool programs that students can use to show knowledge instead of just tests.
Glogster - digital posters
Xtranormal - text to movies
Google Search Story
Storybird - gives illustrations, you add text
Voice Thread - Allows students to interact online with content
Although I would not say any of the information I learned has made me an expert on any of these items, but if you are curious or want more info, please let me know.
steven.bucko@richfield.k12.mn.us
Thanks,
Steve
I saw some specific langauge arts uses for the SMART Board, breaking them up into pre-reading, reading, and post-reading activities.
I also learned about how to create a vitual field trip using Google Earth, which would be cool and engaging for background on a story or something visual to show students setting of a lesson. It also showed how to embed photos and youtube clips.
Lastly, I discovered a few cool programs that students can use to show knowledge instead of just tests.
Glogster - digital posters
Xtranormal - text to movies
Google Search Story
Storybird - gives illustrations, you add text
Voice Thread - Allows students to interact online with content
Although I would not say any of the information I learned has made me an expert on any of these items, but if you are curious or want more info, please let me know.
steven.bucko@richfield.k12.mn.us
Thanks,
Steve
Blogging with our co-workers in mind
Welcome to our new blog!
Twenty-nine Richfield teachers, administrators, and staff attended the TIES 2010 Education Technology Conference!
The purpose of this blog is to share with our co-workers and community members what we learned at this years Education Technology conference. We all attended discussions and listened/learned/viewed some of technology's best practices and latest developments for education. Here is our way to share what we learned at this year's conference.
The purpose of this blog is to share with our co-workers and community members what we learned at this years Education Technology conference. We all attended discussions and listened/learned/viewed some of technology's best practices and latest developments for education. Here is our way to share what we learned at this year's conference.
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