Week 1: Wimba

I loved the fact that you broke down the necessary items needed for the CBR Webpage. It's easier for me to follow a checklist and just mark those things off as I accomplish them. Thanks for the heads up on Week 3 Capstone Abstract, and the Project for week 4. It's a little late, but thanks for the warning overload. I am definitely experiencing that already! :-)

Week 1: Free Post (Technology for my classroom)

Photo Credit: Microsoft Office Images One thing that I would like to incorporate into my Kindergarten classroom is the use of digital cameras for the kids. This would be a great tool to have in centers as an accountability resource. I could have a task set up in a center, and after students have completed that task, then they could take a picture of it, and move to the next center. Students would be responsible for uploading the images to the computer and saving them at the end of center time. When I need to assess what they completed, I would simply find the photo on the computer.

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Fary's Blog: Wk 1 Reading: The World of Copyright Image taken from www.freedigitalphotos.net The rapid growth of technology and the increased number of internet users in the world have created copyright issues that seem to be unknown for most. Before watching the videos, my knowledge of copyright was so little, and I always related it to my field: education. But the reality is that in the last decade, this issue has touched other different areas such as music, visual arts, marketing, publishing, and even fashion. There are several things that drew my attention in the videos. One of them was the 10 myths about copyright, and I guess it did because I related them to my colleagues comments when we had our library training every beginning of a school year. Also, the documentary "Good Copy, Bad Copy" brought memories of situations I have experienced when traveling to my home country, Colombia. Piracy seems to be so normal there, and the government seems to have little or no interest in creating or enforcing copyright laws. For example, I remember when my father-in-law told my husband about the latest Spiderman movie that had not even been shown in the US theater yet, but he had bought a copy from a street vendor. Now if I talk about music, the issue turns just wider. There you can find stores where you can have any CD made with songs of your choice for a very small price. Since not everybody has access to computers or the internet so easily, they prefer to buy these cheap copies. Another important topic that drew my attention was "Fair Use". I was mistaken in reference to how I could use someone else's copyrighted work at school, and I'd say I'm not the only one. I'm sure if I survey my colleagues about this topic, they will be just as confused/wrong as I was. I think many teachers believe that if it's for school use, nothing matters: you can photocopy any material, show any video or remix any work, but that's not true. Finally, it's a pity that our grandchildren won't probably have the opportunity to learn about our history because of the fact that copyright licenses expire and producers do not have the financial means to pay relicensing fees. Something needs to be done about this...it's our history, and it shouldn't just be ignored... My Comments: Fary. I see this same thing happen often in my neighborhood. If I go to the convenient store, I can find a bin of "homemade" copies of movies that are in theaters now. They sell for about $5.00 each, and they are sitting out in the open by the cash register. Anybody can purchase them. Also, I know of several place in surrounding areas that can make the CDs of any songs that you want, which also sell for about $5.00. Credit is not being given to the original authors, which is definitely copyright abuse.

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Kevin's Blog: Notes on Copyright and Fair Use Copyright: Nathan from the Expert village video says: If you can create something you have the right to protect it and legally claim it as your own. Charles II established after printing press. It was called the Statute of Annae. Copyright now covers: music, works of art, computer software and architectual design. Does not cover: anything improvisational dance or song never written or recorded standard or common information. ideas ------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a lot of myths about copyright law. Though, I have not heard them shared in my experience as a Media Specialist. The main "myth" I heard from teachers is "I am using it in the classroom so it isn't violating copyright law." Any video that begins talking about Girl Talk, has my attention. bridgeport v. dimension films. diminimus use protecting NWA Get off your ass court didnt agree... cannot use any samples "if you sample you license." -statement from the court. Grey Album - DJ Danger Mouse. I bought a copy on eBay for $25 the year it came out. The only parties to benefit from this arrangement were eBay and the person that copied and sold it to me. I found it interesting that Nigeria has no copyright laws yet produces more films (1200/yr) than the United States which seems to contradict the claims of John Kennedy the chairman IFPI. "Freedom drives a more vibrant and important economy than restriction and control." I am surprised there was no mention of the Casey Kasem and U2 and Negativeland case for the song "The letter U and The Numeral 2." here is a link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gPSSYxex0 More info on that fair use lawsuit can be found here: http://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=20 copyright originally 14 years but has now been extended to life plus 70 years. Fair use: can only be used in certain circumstances and cannot change the value of the original work. limits to copyright: If lesson can be taught without copyrighted material then the material that would be used would not be Fair Use. more to come. My Comments: Kevin, as a classroom teacher, I was one that felt that as long as I use it in the classroom, then it's OK. Just because it is being used in the classroom, credit needs to be given where credit is due. One thing that I use a lot of in my class are photos from the internet. I used to just copy and paste images that I liked and could use to teach, but then realized it was not OK to do that. Now I try to use copyright free images to teach, and I make sure to add a photo credit to all of my presentations. September 30, 2011 7:50 PM

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Photo Credit: Picture found using Microsoft Office Images To begin with, I found that I had a lot of misconceptions about copyrights. I was one of those people that had myths about copyrights. For example, If I don't charge for it, it's not a violation, or as long as I was making a copy of something to use with my students, then it was OK. I never even thought it would be a problem to use items that belonged to others, until I started my own photography business. When I first began, I would post photographs on the internet, without a copyright, because I didn't think it would be a problem. Then I saw where others had stolen my image off the web and tried to claim that they had photographed that particular image. That's when I realized how important copyright laws are, and what it means to the creator of different types of media.

Often times, when working with Kindergarten students, using pictures from the internet to help build vocabulary, was part of my daily routine. I often searched for pictures that were not watermarked with a copyright logo. I figured that if there wasn't a copyright notice, then it wasn't copyrighted.

After viewing "Good Copy, Bad Copy", I had a hard time absorbing this concept. Basically they were saying that if you take any part of a recording and use in your own recording, then this is copyright. Take a minute and think about the following dilemma and let me know what you think about it.

Dilemma 1: Person A creates a recording completely on their own, with all their own ideas, and then produce it. Then a recording artist (Person B) accuses person A of copyright abuse, and that a loop of the Person B's recording was stolen. Well, what if Person A, had never even heard of Person B's Music, and created the work independently from his own creativity. Is person A guilty? What would someone do in this situation?