Today's update is about copyright.  

On its simplest level, we all know you cannot use someone else’s work without giving them credit.  

We practice information ethics in our school work by using NoodleTools, etc...

Here is something to consider.  

Copyright does not protect ideas.  

If it did, nothing new would ever be created, right? 

There are guidelines that protect original work created from an idea, but these guidelines allow for the idea, the work, to be used by others.  

This is called transformative use.  

Transformative uses are those that add something new, with a further purpose or different character, and do not substitute for the original use of the work. Hence, you give credit, but you create something new.

Take for instance this story reported yesterday via NPR.  

It promotes the pop-up show SGN.  

Talk about taking an idea and making it better.  

(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO WATCH).

Look for elements of effective communication, journalistic applications, media design, media production, references to American History, composition, performing arts, tongue-in-cheek copyright references AND a whole lot MORE.

A little lesson on sources.  

Why might you choose one source over another, you ask?

For instance:      

What is the difference between Primary and Secondary sources?

·         Primary sources provide a first-hand account of a topic. 

·         Secondary sources provide second-hand information often based on primary source information.

·         Primary sources have advantages in some situations, but both can provide value.

Consider for yourself: 

NYC Front Lines Doctor Explains How Easy It Is to Not Get Infected and Stop the Spread of Covid-19

Who:  Dr. David Price – Weill Cornell Medical Center – New York City

What:  Crucial information on how we can stop the spread

When:  Posted March 24, 2020

Where:  YouTube – 1,056,370 views

Why:  Dr. Price’s direct experience with the virus and people infected for the last 3 months give him great confidence on rules to protect yourself and your family.

So, if you have been following secondary-source updates on COVID-19 and would like to listen to a first-hand perspective, this source definitely puts local, state, and federal decisions into context.

There to here...

The basics of copyright - Creative Commons 2

Sources consulted for Creative Commons project #1

The following blog post includes VOKI video snips designed to provide details related to the history of Creative Commons.

In addition, the VOKI messages detail information about how people across the world benefit from the opportunity to share creative and intellectual work online.

Resources consulted include:

"Copyright Term Extension Act." Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act.

Accessed 7 Oct. 2018.

"Creative Commons History." Wikipedia, wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/History. Accessed 7 Oct. 2018.

"Creative Commons License." Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Creative_Commons_license#Version_4.0_and_international_use. Accessed 7 Oct. 2018.

"Eldred v. Ashcroft." Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldred_v._Ashcroft. Accessed 7 Oct. 2018.

"Share, Collaborate, Remix, Reuse." Creative Commons, creativecommons.org/. Accessed 7 Oct. 2018.

"1.2 Creative Commons Today." SB-2676-CC-Certificate-Educators-2018-Q4, learn.canvas.net/courses/

2542/modules/items/227748. Accessed 7 Oct. 2018.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Creative Commons - What is it? How did it come to be?

From the Fall of 2017

Looking back, looking forward

Dear Editor,

Having been an active participant in the day-to-day learning curve both teachers and students have experienced in the one-to-one rollout of laptops this school year, my hindsight view definitely leans toward thinking “how fortunate we are”.

Assuredly, with every large-scale implementation such as a one-to-one initiative, there are bound to be challenges.  Successful implementation integrating technology does not just start with opening the laptop lid.  The amount of planning and the intricate web of network and online access, as well as software installs are daunting to say the least.  In addition, instructional styles and lesson planning must also adapt to match the widespread connectivity.  Yes, teachers, as well as students are part of the learning and growing process together!

The very fact that we can (more often than not) seamlessly access course content at a point-and-time of our choosing via Schoology, message teachers with questions (and receive answers) outside of scheduled class time and do so with a personal device issued for our educational use is cause for some positive reflection.

While challenges can “take some of the wind out of our sails”, when looked at within a larger context, we indeed are learning in fortunate times.  Besides, if we experience a problem…helpdesk is only a stop away. 

Mrs. E