Week #4 Wimba Blog "Leadership Project Sharing Feedback"

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During this weeks Wimba session I was unable to share my Leadership project so I asked some classmates to review my project and give me feedback. I asked David Stossmiester, Vivian Tejedor, Drew Fulton, Smitty Lewis, and John Hutchinson to review the project. I was given some great feedback that I believe helped my project tremendously. David said that "I needed to add some to the methodology slide. You discussed what and the why but what about the how? how did you try to get the teachers excited and willing to use new technology? Did you hold Professional Development meetings, did you conduct surveys? You mention in the next slide "after the teachers went through professional development..." So, I guess what I'm thinking is a brief explanation of what that professional development was." 
Smitty said "

Slide 2, Paragraph one reads: 

"When this technology is implemented there is a need for follow up to find out the positives and negatives of the technology and see how to better implement the technology." 

At the end of the paragraph you almost repeat this statement. I would suggest perhaps rewording the terms positive and negative to "benefits" and "challenges."

Slide 3, Paragraph 1 seems to suggest being stand offish as a mentor or lead teacher. I would like to hear the validation or refutation in your experience to thi point.

Slide 7, Paragraph 3 one spelling error to repair.

 

Drew said "Your presentation looks good.  You've got some really great info in the first few slides that I assume comes from your Lit Review.  I think your actual work in the CBR is really great and I think I'd like to see that portion of the presentation expanded.  I'd love to know more about how your teachers felt about the whole thing.  If you have some quotes or something from them, that could be really enlightening. "

Vivian said, great image, of students and educator engaged in technology, it would be great to add an image of a classroom lacking technology to contrast and support your research questions.

All of the feedback was great and much of it was taken to heart and changed to help my project. It is great to know that there are colleagues that are will to go above and beyond to help a classmate. THANKS!

Week #4 Blog Post Comment #2 "Vivian Tejedor"

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Week 4 Reading Reflexion

"You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world" (Mt 5:13-14)

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As I finish reading the last four chapters of the Art of Possibility I have three thoughts I keep revising, "You are the salt of the world", Why since we are little we feel so compelled to look for who or what to blame when something goes wrong when this use of our energy never leads to good, and a powerful image of how we are all connected from a book I recently read, My Stroke of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. 

“You are the salt of the world” this bible teaching encourages us to live happily and in communion with those around us.  A perfectly salted dish is tasty, a bland dish can be hard to swallow and an overly salted dish can be overwhelming. The same applies to our interactions with others just perfect brings the best in all.  The Art of Possibility authors call this a spark, too intense or pasive interaction with others do not allow for a spark.  Too little salt does not allow enough of ourselves to shine to light a spark. Too much salt and we may shine but fail to light a spark in others. Very inspiring, how Maestro Zanders reminds us to find the perfect balance to light a spark in our life and those around us. I love the thought of being the salt of the world.

It so easy to be caught up in blame or guilt, I know I blamed my brothers and sisters for everything that broke or disappeared in our home. I never lost or broke anything. As soon as my mother or father would begin to question us, we were all pointing at each other even if we had no clue about what they were asking about. We know blame is futile, still many times it is the first thing we concentrate on.

My Stroke of Insight is a great read, the author a brain scientist has a stroke and is able to talk about the stroke as it occurred, her recovery and her new view of her connections with people.  Here is my favorite quote from this book, it is about how she sees the connection we all share. “I am the life-force power of the universe. I am the life-force power of the 50 trillion beautiful molecular geniuses that make up my form, at one with all that is.” (Jill Bolte Taylor)”

Dwayne BuchananFeb 26, 2012 12:26 PM

Vivian,
You are the salt of the world has always been something that I believe in. As salt gives flavor to food we are also what gives flavor to the world we live in. I have often told my students that if we were all the same it would be one boring world. We are what puts the flavor in our own world. The Art of Possibilities is a great extension of that verse, we can influence the world we live in and the people we come in contact with. The book has changed the way I look at the world I have influence in and hope that it changes the way I do things.

Week #4 Blog Post Comment #1 Lewis "Smitty" Smith

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Wk 4 Reading: Being the Board

The idea of accepting the random nature of the universe was initially hard to separate from the meaning of this chapter. When I read the examples I get a much better idea. The notion that there is a causal relation between actions and their inevitable consequences is difficult to swallow at first, since the first thing most people attempt to do is place blame and ownership of successes and failures at someone's feet. Taking blame out of the equation completely changes the view of the actions of self an others. I have often been heard saying to my students and even my own children, that I don'tbelieve that there is such a thing as an accident, but that carelesasness can be attributed to many mishaps. By this I try to impart that in the future it is important to work against bad choices, even if that choice is inaction in the face of a dangerous situation.
Owning action and reaction mean that we can see the reason in the chain of events, and because we have free will, act differtently in the future to avoid them. While happy "accidents" do befall folks, for the most partwe can continue to live happy, healthy, and productive lives by considering the ramifications of actions. This is a huge challenge but one which offers anyone the chance to fail, and take the lesson to heart. By being the objective board and seeing the interconnection of actions,we can take better control of our lives and the way we impact others for better or worse. All teachers should employ this before even talking to a student or parent about grades and progress. This would help the teacher identify the needs and causes of problems in the learning process without making the discussion about the students actions at all, but about the best way to influene the student positively.

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Dwayne BuchananFeb 26, 2012 03:00 PM

Smitty,
Taking the blame out of the equation completely changes the view of the actions of self and others is a great statement. I feel that we all to often want to lay blame before we know all the information in a given situation. There have been times that a situation has occurred. I think we need to look at the whole picture and try to make judgments based on all information and not what is just visible.

by being an objective board will allow us to make more sound decisions. Parent conferences are a great place to start. Many times if we examine what is really going on with students it will help us help them better. I had a student recently that tried to commit suicide. I had noticed his grades starting to slip and continually tried to find out what was going on and he kept saying nothing. A couple of days before he attempted he talked to me a little more about some problems he was having at home. I felt horrible about what happened and thought I should have done more. His mom came in to talk to me Thursday before her son comes back to school on Monday. She said if it weren't for his teachers talking to him it could have been a different outcome. We never know what our students are going through and when we take an interest and discuss it with our peers. We can positively impact our students and the possibilities are endless.

Week #4 Leadership Project

This project came about last year when our school received a grant that included a large amount of technology. The teaching staff is a very veteran teaching staff with six years being the least and thirty-seven being the veteran of teachers. The average teaching experience for the staff is twenty-four years. During this challenge based experience the teachers were integrating new technologies into the classroom through professional development. The teachers worked very hard implementing the technologies, the students were more engaged and the teachers had a great experience in the process. This research project turned out to be an overwhelming success.

I have chosen the Georgia Educational Technology Conference. I chose this venue because of the overarching technology emphasis. Showing the integration of the technology that is presented at the conference would be helpful to those attending. I have also chosen the Florida Educational Technology Conference for the same reasons.

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Week #4 Reading Blog: EMDT-MAC

The chapter Framework of Possibilities has to be my favorite chapter in this book. I wish I had read this a couple of weeks ago. When we stop and look at the possibilities that lie before us each day as teachers we could help alter some of the circumstances that they tend to get into.

To me the teacher that shaved her head, because the student was made fun of by the other students, is a hero to me. I would have been so upset with the ones that made fun of her that I would not been able to think that clearly. The fact that the student’s attitudes completely changed made me think, this is the way to go.  

It is amazing to me the attitude of the author, and I understand his attitude changed through the art of possibilities.  They way he handled the students that went on the roof was amazing. I had a similar situation happen last week with my students and I didn’t quite handle it in that manner and I wish I had.  The next time I run into the same situation I will handle it differently. After reading this book I think I will handle many situations differently, the possibilities are endless.

Week 3 Wimba Blog

During this Wimba session I loved the conversations on the book Art of Possibilities. This book has changed the way that I think about empowering the people around me to be engaged and to think for them selves. I want to see a paradigm shift in this generation’s way of thinking and doing things. I all to often see students that are just getting by and not putting forth the effort they need to succeed. If I can empower my students to succeed all of what I have gone through will be all worth it. This is a book that I will recommend to students and staff.

The information on the final project was very helpful. I will not be able to make the Wimba session so I will be sending out invites to review my work.

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Wk3: Leadership – Where to Present

February 14, 2012 By Drew Fulton 1 Comment

Since much of our work was conducted in the forest canopy, the 6th International Canopy Conference would have been perfect.

I’ve been thinking long and hard about where I want to present my CBR research and the associated Canopy in the Clouds project. My first choice was going to be the 6th International Canopy Conference that will be in Mexico later this year. The timing was right and they are accepting abstracts, but unfortunately, my project just doesn’t fit into any of their session themes. I have looked at a bunch of other conferences and organizations where I’d like to present and the timing doesn’t work. Either the submission period has closed for the 2012 conference because the conference is coming up soon, or the submission period hasn’t opened because the conference isn’t until late 2012 or even early 2013. There are some really great organizations out there that my project would fit in with perfectly but they won’t work as Full Sail requires I submit to a conference between now and sometime next month.
So far, I have narrowed it down to three choices that have current open submissions, but I am not totally sold on any of them so far so am still exploring options. In no particular order, the conferences are Botany 2012, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, and Association of Educational Communications and Technology. The Botany conference has a session on botanical education and my project could fit in there if spun the right way. The other two conferences are more focused on education and they would fit nicely and I will likely focus on these two as I prepare my presentation next week.

Dwayne Buchanan says:

February 18, 2012 at 10:27 pm

Drew,
I feel your pain about the timing of conferences. The majority of ones I have looked at have either stopped taking applications or haven’t started taking them yet. I hope you can find one that fits your needs because you have a great project to share. I am at a conference in NYC and I have talked about and shared your site with teachers from London, New Zealand, Peru, Toronto, Bahamas, Germany, and several schools hear in the US. I think you have something worth sharing. Good luck.

Week #3 Blog Post Comment #1 Lewis "Smitty" Smith

Wk3 Blog: Leadership Blog- The places I hope to be read well…

Following last weeks post I have narrowed the field down to two of the publications which I have been actively reading as a classroom teacher over the last 5 years. 

The first is the eSchool News. When I first was sent the invitation for a free subscription I found that it contained many advertisements and almost discarded it. Then I looked between the ads and found some really great applications that I could apply in my learning space right away. Part of my goal is to see the technology tools and systems I am employing through my CBR take hold and find success through replication, I would like to see the article accessible without having to be a paying subscriber or member of a journal organization. This opens the door to teachers that lack the means to afford membership, but are looking to innovate. Further information about submissions can be found here: eShcool News Submission Guidelines.

The second publication is again an approachable and readable non-scholarly publication that many people receive as part of their membership in the ISTE, called Learning and Leading with Technology. I have been reading this magazine for well over 12 years and as a technology specialist, grant coordinator, and of course classroom teacher, I found things monthly that applied to my various roles through out the years. The magazine has only gotten better with age, and the new online accessibility again offers a chance to share my experience and promote replication across teacher in many walks of life. It would be an honor to share and show my work here. Further information about submissions can be found here: Leading and Learning with Technology Submission Guidelines.

 

Dwayne BuchananFeb 18, 2012 07:10 PM

Smitty,
I have no doubt in my mind that you will get published in one of these. You have a way of getting your point across so eloquently. I get the eSchool News and really like it, I have not heard of the Leading & Learning magazine. Good Luck and hope to read your article.

 

Leadership post: Where Do I Want Share My Project

When thinking about a conference to present at I began to run into some roadblocks. The main roadblock that presented itself was time frame. I could not find a conference that was taking applications at this time. The other roadblock was probably set by my own indecision, there are a tremendous number of conferences that sound great to present at. I narrowed my search down to just technology conferences since my CBR is on integrating technology in the classroom through in-house professional development. I have chosen two for different reasons. The first is the 2013 Florida Educational Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida.  I attend this conference each year and go to many of the workshops. I find that there are few workshops on my topic and think it would be well received. The only drawback is they are not taking applications until May of 2012. The second conference is the Georgia Educational Technology Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. I like this conference because it 250 concurrent sessions being given by educators and vendors. This ones time frame is more doable with applications being accepted starting March 2012. We will see what happens!  

Week #3 Reading Blog: EMDT-MAC

The chapter Leading From Any Chair was my standout for this week. I see all to often teachers squash the hopes and dreams of students by their words and actions. I can even remember times that I said something that completely changed the mood of a student for the bad. It may not be what is said but in the manner in which it is said that destroy a student. The conductors were all too often thinking about themselves and not the musicians. Well, the students are the same way, they have feelings and they really just want to be accepted.

Lets turn the table for a moment, what if we took the responsibility for ourselves and admit if we have done something wrong or made a small mistake. Imagine the impact and influence we could have on our students. If we are honest with our students and treat them the way we would want to be treated then things then the student’s attitudes would be a little better. A little praise and a humble heart will get you along way with your students.                                                                                              

Week 2 Wimba Blog

In listening to Thursday nights Wimba it was good to hear that there are some artists that will give their permission to use their work. When I wrote my thesis I wanted to use the LEGO logo because my thesis was written about a LEGO robotics program and its effect on attendance and grades. I wrote them about using it and it took three months for them to answer and then they said no. I had to go back in and change LEGO robotics program to afterschool robotics program.

I am glad that you explained creative commons better. I knew somewhat about the meaning but this would have helped tremendously at the beginning of the program. When you said in the Wimba that they were creating something as a help I felt like my students, they always say “That’s not fair why are they going to get that next year and we don’t get it now”. I understand and hope it helps the next groups of students.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Week 2 Reading Reflexion

Earth from space, image by NASA, Public Domain.

“The meanings of our minds construct may be widely shared and sustaining for us, but they may have little to do with the world itself. Furthermore, how would we know?” The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

After reading these lines in The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander I was skeptical.  To me not being able to trust your mind is the definition of madness. But what the authors were suggesting was to get rid of preconceived limiting notions of the world to make room for a new vision of a world full of possibilities by eliminating non-real but believed as truth limiting conditions.  

As I read the chapters I keep thinking about how my world is so easily limited by space, my classroom, the roads I drive everyday to and from work, my family needs. I find it so easy to forget there is so much more out there.  Because, I am consumed by everyday tasks, this passive acceptance makes me angry.  Not because I was not aware of it but I let it be that way, I have accepted it as life.  Then the authors remind me is really just about choice. I have the power to choose differently.

Time to step into a world of possibilities. A world of possibilities and scarcity thinking just don’t work together. I am enjoying this view of a world without self imposed limits. Now the most difficult part, giving an A, I am taking this A as an A for acceptance by eliminating negative judgment.  What a great way of shifting competition from one person against another and turning competition into personal growth. The possibility of letting go of limiting mental gauges, fear and failure among others is the road to being a contribution. To be a contributor that A has to come from within. The possibilities of a paradigm shift.

Dwayne BuchananFeb 12, 2012 09:25 AM

@ Vivian Tejedor
I agree with your statement that our world is so limited by spaces and most of the time we are the ones creating those spaces. Putting limits on what we do and what we expect out of our students and ourselves is sometimes determined by outside factors but all to often we do it to ourselves. I believe it is time for us to take the bull by the horns and start making those changes that will help wipe out the negativity that we often see. You see we do live in a World of possibilities and I think we need to be more accepting and thinking our students are A's.

Week #2 Blog Post Comment #1 "Smitty"

Wk2 Reading: Shredding the box

During my high school graduation my class was given a great speech by a former student on the theme of paradigm shifts. The first chapter of this book reminded me of the full import of his admonishments to change viewpoint to change our worlds. The chapter admirably makes it clear that the world we inhabit is one built upon perception more than reality. We have to shift our view to see this clearly, and for me, that was the paradigm shift I found enlightening. We know and acknowledge that the world we inhabit is all about a sensory experience, but sometimes we forget that those senses are limited. There could be a large part of the world that we are missing from moment to moment simply because we are unable or unwilling to experience it. As we open ourselves up to seeing outside of this preconceived world, the limits are removed.

For me this is just so. Having read the chapter I quickly saw that there were so many walls around my daily activities that I had not previously recognized that I wanted to knock them all down at once. The reality is however that I need to move slowly out of the confines of traditional structure and explore the possibilities. From a teaching standpoint, the inventions abound! Especially the grading and behavior models we have created to keep students aimed toward the goal of success. Asking students to demonstrate differently and share their talents and abilities along with their learned knowledge could really strengthen the meaning behind the learning done daily, while adding context and experience in the process.

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Dwayne BuchananFeb 12, 2012 07:48 AM

@Lewis "Smitty" Smith
I completely agree that I wanted to tear some walls down very quickly. but then I stopped to think about how far I have traveled in the past 11 months. Through all I have learned and implemented in my classroom, I feel some of those walls are already coming down. You were right when you said that you would be able strengthen the meaning behind the learning done daily by letting them share their talents and abilities. I have seen a different side of my students when I have let them demonstrate their abilities and talents.It has also demonstrated to me that the education system has done the students a disservice by taking the arts away from them over the years.

To Publish or Present?

To Publish or Present? This was a tough question for me to answer. I have often thought about putting things together on several projects that I have done to publish or present but didn’t follow through. In my first Masters degree I had to write a thesis and it was published. I have been a co-presenter at the Model Schools Conference in Orlando about five years ago. I love the idea of writing it all out and then seeing it in print. When it is in print I feel that I can share it with more people. On the other hand if I present I will be able to show the passion that went into the project. I will have the opportunity to demonstrate and answer questions about integrating technology with a veteran staff. I would be able to express why it is so important to walk colleagues through each step and then go back and mentor them until they feel comfortable using it. After weighing the pros and cons of each I believe I am going to choose to present. Now to decide where to present.

Week 2 Reading Blog: EMDT MAC

Giving an "A"

Taking about a paradigm shift, chapter three blew me away. What would it be like to give everyone an A? How would these students react and perform in class? I have so many students that are scared to death about how they are going to perform on a State mandated test that they don’t care how they do in class because they believe they have already failed.  I thought it was amazing how the students were asked to write a letter at the beginning of the year and date it for the end of the year. As I read each of the letters I could feel a transformation in each of the students. I know this was with music class but in the back of my mind I think it could happen in a science class. Students struggle with friends, family, and all of life’s bumps in the road, what if we could take one of those bumps out of the road for them. I would like to see the what if just one time if I gave all of my students an A.  

Week 1 Wimba

The week 1 Wimba session was very informative. I had questions about the CBR website instructions from Dr. Bedard but those were answered during the Wimba.  I also feel a little better knowing that we don’t have to redo the lit review. I feel more prepared to write the abstract after hearing detailed instructions. The Leadership project doesn’t seem quite as overwhelming as it did at the beginning of the week.  This was great information for the first Wimba.

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Vivian Tejedor

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Week 1 Reading Reflexion

Copyright, Fair Use, What are the rules?

Everything seems to have a gray area, as I take in all the information presented in this week’s reading/videos assignment. I am trying to find my position on Copyright and Fair Use issues. I just, cannot find my gray area. The more I know, the more questions I have. The two sources that impacted me the most were 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained, By Brad Templeton and the TED Talk video: ReMix Culture by Larry Lessig.


All the gray areas of Fair Use and the odds of negative consequences from infringement. In my opinion turn Copyright and Fair Use into an “honor system”. A very flawed honor system, since honor systems usually carry negative consequences for those who break the honor code. One consequence is loss of esteem from the community. However, there are many examples of individuals who break the Fair Use honor code are caught and the consequences are desirable fame, recognition and monetary gains. One example is Shepard Fairey and the Hope/Obama poster. But then did he break the honor code or is this Fair Use at its best, the common sense that Larry Lessig is talking about.

You would not walk into a photographer’s house and swipe a picture from his wall. Why is it ok, if the image is in digital form? Until I can get a grip on the common sense that Lessing is talking about. And believe me I want to Lessing makes a strong point. I will continue to play nice with the copyright friendly squad of Creative Commons.

Resources:
10 Myths About Copyright Explained by Brad Templeton, http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html retrieved on 6/8/2009

TED Talk video: ReMix Culture by Larry Lessig, retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187 on 01/14/2011

Cool Hunting: Shepard Fairay: Obama Poster retrieved from http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/shepard-fairey.php

Image Wordle retrieved from http://www.wordle.net/create

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Dwayne BuchananFeb 3, 2012 07:09 PM

@Vivian,
I agree with you that it is a very flawed honor system in which we work. Teachers at my school preach the copyright band wagon when it comes to writing papers and anything to do with print. Fast forward to Power Points and videos and they are not on that band wagon any longer. It seems like as long as it meets my needs it will be OK, this is a flawed thought process. We as teachers need to be the rule not the exception to the rule.

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Wk1 Reading Blog EDMT:MAC

As an undergraduate student, I was instructed on some things that accruing to the letter of the law and these videos turn out to just be wrong. I was an early adopter of media for content creation by students, and I paid huge sums of money for image banks and libraries on disk to keep from using only the staid old Microsoft Office templates. Now I feel that money was a waste, but I also can create most of what I want from scratch rather than borrow from others.
For the most part this has been my solution for dealing with the vagaries of Fair Use and copyright protections. Occasionally I will request and usually do receive permission for someone else's work, but by and large I just try to create new media rather than adapt, adopt, or re-mix someone else's efforts.  I know that this reinforces my old man status in the class, but back in my day, "borrowing" was simply not tolerated in academic circles. I watched several friends get the boot for plagiarism during college and even found myself defending my own source code during early programming classes!
These videos were important to reinforce the need to keep Fair Use alive. I am like the film makers who were not so subtly told to just let go of anything which may hint at being Fair Use. I have to admit to even  scrapping entire sections of presentations when no graphics or video to support them could be created in time.
One benefit to media asset development is that I have been creating an archive portfolio with many audio, video, and visual elements to draw from. I am also seeing that these resources can be used across many disciplines.

As it applies to the course I am impressed with the pains that our instructors have gone to to ensure that they and we follow the law and apply copyrights through Creative Commons to our class creations. Even though most of my work currently is listed as public domain, I see the need to limit its access as new opportunities such as self book publishing through iTunes arise. Imagine the possibilities for students with our uniques sets of skills in education and media development!

Dwayne Buchanan Feb 3, 2012 06:52 PM

@ Smitty,
We have several things in common. I see you have gone out and asked permission to use certain things and had mixed reviews about responses. In my first Masters program I was doing my thesis on the effects of an after school robotics program on attendance and grades in science and math. I had written a company to get permission to use their name in my thesis and I never heard from them. I consequently had to go back and change the wording in the thesis in order to not have their name in it and it was a headache.

I have also used many of my own images to save the headache.I like using my own work and the personal side it brings to the table.

Leadership Role Model

Throughout my life there have been many people I look up to when it comes to leadership. I consider my grandfather and father to be among the biggest influences in my life. They were self-starters and not afraid to take chances when they knew it was the right thing to do. They led by example and I believe to be a great leader you have to lead by example. They both have a sense of humor and know how to engage people. These are things that I look for in leaders and they both influenced my life and the direction I have gone.

Now for the leadership style that I would most like to emulate. Steve Jobs and the Apple Corporation are at the forefront of my mind when it comes to presentations. Steve Jobs had a knack for sucking you in and then holding you until the anticipation almost killed you. That is what I would like to be able to do. The thing that I liked the most was how with a few simple graphics and well thought out words you were sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for the next word or visual. He was a master of communication. If I am going to dream big, this is the presentation style that I would love to have. 

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Week 1 Reading Blog EMDT:MAC

Fair use has always intrigued me; what can I use, how much can I use, who is off limits? These questions still hold true to me after watching the videos. I have a better idea now of what is expected and what to do. During the EMDT courses I have tried to use as much of my own work as possible, mainly because it was relevant to what I was working on at the time. I have enjoyed learning about and using the Creative Commons materials. I now use this information when teaching my students about copyright and doing things the right way.

It saddened my heart to know that so many historical works will no longer be available because of the cost to re-license the material. It seems to me that the laws should be changed to incorporate the use of historic pieces into other media even after the copyright has expired. Being a history major I see the need for that historic content to be available to the people rather than in a private collection somewhere. We do need to preserve and use our historical events assets to keep our children and their children up to date on our history and legacy.