i went walking text innovation....

Round 2...

hopefully this one works :)

thanks for your help Julien!!!

education blogs

After an extensive search of educational blogs on the internet, i found these gems...

1- http://detentionslip.org
This is an American blog which includes opinions and comments based on current events in education and schools. It includes lots of images, including cartoons, drawings, photographs and videos, and very eye-catching text. For primary students it is probably not great content-wise, but as a model of how to make a blog's features eye-catching and interesting, it is a great example for primary students.

2- http://mathematicslearning.blogspot.com
This is an Australian blog is great for content! It includes lots of activities and lesson plans that are appropriate for all different primary school ages. There are multiple links to these activities and games with a short review/description of each. There are also links to other maths blogs and sites. Blogspot is also an easy blog to use, although this blog is not as interesting to look at

text innovation, i went walking...

copyright Qs

1- Can I copy material from the Internet for research??

* You will not infringe copyright if you use material for the purposes of research or study, provided that your 

use is fair. 

• You do not need to be enrolled in a course – you could be researching or studying something for yourself. 

• In some cases, specific provisions in the Copyright Act allow people working in libraries to copy material for 

you if you need it for research or study  

2- What constitutes research and fair use??

In one case, the Court said that “research” and “study” in the Copyright Act have the same meaning as in the 

Macquarie dictionary. Thus “research” means: 

“diligent and systematic enquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover facts or 

principles...” 

and “study” includes: 

“(1.) The application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or 

reflection; (2.) the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art:...(3.) a particular 

course of effort to acquire knowledge...(5.) a thorough examination and analysis of a particular 

subject...” 

You do not need to be enrolled in a course – you could be researching or studying something for yourself. 

The Act sets out two situations deemed fair when dealing with copyright material for research or study and sets 

out guidelines which should be applied in other cases. 

A “reasonable portion” of text or notated music 

If you are reproducing text or printed music from a hard copy edition of 10 or more pages, the Act deems that it 

is fair to copy: 

• 10% of the number of pages; or 

• one chapter, if the work is divided into chapters. 

For text material published in electronic form, it is deemed to be fair to copy: 

• 10% of the number of words; or 

• one chapter, if the work is divided into chapters. 

If the material is available in hardcopy and separately in electronic form, you can choose which form to use, and 

apply the relevant test to work out what is deemed to be fair.

3- Can students (university or school) use music in videos that they make??

There is no general provision that allows people to copy for personal or private use. However, the Copyright Act 

does contain provisions which students may sometimes be able to rely on, including when they want to use 

music and sound recordings in films and videos they make as part of a course of study. 

In particular, a student may be able to deal with copyright material for research or study, provided the use is 

fair.  In one case, the Court considered the meaning of the words “research” and “study” and held that they have 

the meanings given in the Macquarie Dictionary: 

“research” – “diligent and systematic enquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover 

facts or principles”. 

“study” – “1. application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation 

or reflection. 2. the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: The study of law 3. 

a particular course of effort to acquire knowledge: to pursue special medical studies ...5. a thorough 

examination and analysis of a particular subject ...” 

An example of fair dealing for research or study may be using music in a film which is to be submitted for a 

school or university project, but which you do not intend to show outside the classroom or distribute further. 

However, a person making a home video or movie of a wedding or school concert could not rely on this exc

readings wk 4 thoughts...

Blogging is a simple but powerful tool that is available to classrooms and teachers wishing to make the most of the connectivity that is part of the world in the 21st century. Teachers can utilise their students' acceptance of new technologies to make their learning within schools as relevant as their learning out of school. (Pericles, 2008, p.5-6). Some functions/activities that teachers may find useful that have proven useful at Belmore South Public School include:

* sharing on class science experiments, plays, reports on excursions, books read, periods in history, debating results, athletics carnivals, and maths constructions (Pericles, 2008, p.6).   

* students can prepare blogging posts at home as well as at school (Pericles, 2008, p.6).

* blogs connect students to their learning and allow them to connect to other students around the world and get feedback and comments from their peers from around the world.   

Barone and Wright (2008) state that: 

* students should spend their first day in the classroom getting to know their teacher and classmates, getting materials, and learning the new rules and expectations. 

* Connections to the internet provided scaffolding for many classroom topics, thus building background knowledge (p.293). 

* Professional support is crucial, and having a group of technology-savvy students can be a great help to assist teachers and other students (p.300).    

References: 

* Pericles, K. (2008) "Happily Blogging at Belmore South", Scan, 27, 2, p. 4-7. 

* Barone, D. and Wright. T.E. (2008) "Literacy instruction with digital and media technologies", The Reading Teacher, 62, 4, p.292-302.  

   

Digital and critical literacy

The video "digital and critical literacy" explained how a hoax website was used to explain to students how critical evaluation of a website is crucial for effective research. Many students tend to believe everything they read on the internet as it is presented in a particular format, as a website's reliability can be more difficult for students to criticise if it looks good. The students need to examine the construction, values, conventions, who is the intended audience and the ownership. The video also goes into the importance of professional development for teachers as a lot of teachers are unfamiliar with such technology.

teachertube.com

The website www.teachertube.com seems like a good website for teachers to contact one another, see what other teachers are up to, get and share ideas, post photos and many other things. This collaboration is a key to successful professional relationships and building skill sets and creativity.   

www.teachertube.com

New literacies

New literacies encompasses a range of factors including, but not exclusive to: 

* interactive 

* incorporates new knowledge and skills

* community learning

* using technology to present things in a new and different way

* sharing 

* Web2.0

* reaching a wider audience with the allowances technology makes. 

Today, the concept of "text" and "literacy" is a much broader concept than even imagined 10 years ago.