Sunday, November 17, 2013

EDUC 639 Muddiest Point Blog


I enjoyed watching the presentation for this week. As I was writing my post, I was actually able to link the content from the presentation to the interview I did a week or so ago. Enjoy!


Brown, D. (2013). Presentation: Ask the expert-Dr. David Bown. Liberty University. Retrieved from Liberty University Blackboard.

M. Walsh, personal communication, November 1, 2013.
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9 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 19, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    Hey Tai

    Thanks for your video post you. You reflected on several issues I thought is still unclear to me as well about usage of images, and information form online resources. I understand that the laws are there to protect us as document and material creators but it seems they could explain them in more details some way. I think that the videos explained lots of information that is very valuable to teachers but there are so many questions it raised for me as a teacher and questions about using items for an online class. This did cause me to look for more documentation for the TEACH Act so hopefully things will start to clear up on some questions I am concerned about.

    Beverly

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    1. TaiNovember 20, 2013 at 11:14 AM

      Beverly--

      This week, Dr. Courduff said that we might leave with more questions than answers, and it seems as though this is true for both you and I! Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me!

      Tai

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  2. AnonymousNovember 19, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    Hi Tai,
    Thank you for your insight on plagiarism. I think their are muddy points when it comes to what we have to cite in our classroom. My district has approved graphics and videos that we can use. Discovery Education is the base for our science curriculum which allows engaging videos and interactive experiments through technology integration, however I cannot upload videos from this source and embed them onto my website whether I cite it or not. The copyrights of these are pretty explicit in the contract between the school and the company. I think most teachers are plagiarizing and we don't even realize. It would be helpful if teachers are aware of the open sources and the copyright rules. I think this should be part of the technology team's job to help teachers understand what is acceptable and unacceptable.
    Thanks for your post and keeping BYOD on schedule! I can tell you are a Kindergarten teacher...so organized;-)
    Maggie

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    1. TaiNovember 20, 2013 at 11:17 AM

      Maggie,
      Thanks for sharing this! I use Discovery Education and my school division has software on all staff computers for downloading videos. I post them on the school server so my entire team can access them, but it is just for internal use, which is why I think it is okay. I wouldn't have thought about you using them on your blog! I feel like since its for an educational purpose that it should be okay, but apparently that isn't the case. I think that it should definitely be part of the technology team's responsibility, but what teacher eagerly awaits learning about copyright? I wouldn't want to draw the short stick and have to teach that material.
      Thanks for your thoughts! --Tai

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  3. jenNovember 21, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    Copyright: Actually, EETT federal legislation requires school districts to have a plan for educating students in copyright violation. Sadly, the plan tends to be in the document and not strictly enforced in districts - just too much to do.
    I suggest you look at the following resource:
    http://www.onguardonline.gov/videos/net-cetera-chatting-with-kids.aspx
    Great start for educating students, parents, and teachers!

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    1. TaiNovember 27, 2013 at 9:20 AM

      Thanks for the info! I will be sure to check it out!!

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  4. DT - EDUC 639November 24, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    Hi Tai,
    One muddy point mentioned in your blog is the use of images. Downloading images from the internet is widely practiced by many people who are unaware of the need to cite the source. Dr. Tyler Veak (2013) noted, “the use of images has the same limitations as a face-to-face environment.” When using Google.com to pull images for classroom use, it appears that the use of images in the classroom setting would fall under the 2002 Teach Act. In addition, Dr. Veak’s video dispels the notion that everything on the internet is free to use, whether copyrighted or not. This information was an eye opener. Now that we know more, do you think we will decrease our use of the information on the internet? Hopefully, we will take more time to recognize the work created by others, although sometimes it is hard to determine the true origin of the source--another muddy point.

    Reference

    Veak, T. (2013, November 20). Presentation: Ask the Expert Presentation – Dr. Tyler Veak. [Video file]. Video posted to Liberty University Blackboard http://liberty.edu

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    1. TaiNovember 27, 2013 at 9:22 AM

      Hi Denise,
      You asked about the decrease of my use of information on the Internet...but I do not think that my use will decrease. I think that the way I use the Internet will consistently change with all that I learn, and that I will include more citations when I am using things in the classroom. In a few weeks, I am teaching a unit about how to gather information from online encyclopedias, and I will be sure to include a brief lesson on citation (I teach kindergarten, hence the term "brief"). Thanks for sharing this info with me!

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  5. UnknownNovember 24, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Hi Tai,
    I created a video response to your blog this week it can be viewed at http://youtu.be/Ei45QwiPeFo. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
    Celeste

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