Copyright

Can I copy material from the internet for research?

You can print and/or save material to a disk if it is for your own research or study if the copying is considered fair. Otherwise you must check in the terms and conditions on that website with regards to printing or downloading.

What constitutes research and fair use?

Within the Australian Copyright website (Australian Copyright Council, 2007) 'fair use' is described as

"1. When re-producing text or printed music from a hard copy edition of 10 or more pages, the Act deems that it fair to copy:
-10% of the number of pages; or
-one chapter, if the work is divided into chapters.

2. 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.

Further details of the act can be found through this link: http://www.copyright.org.au/pdf/acc/infosheets_pdf/g053.pdf/download"

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

A student may be able to use music in videos that they make for research or study, provided the use is fair. Further details of 'fair use' can be found at http://www.copyright.org.au/g038.pdf

Happily Blogging

I found two educational blogs that i could use to model to my future class an example of effective blogs.



The blog attached here ( http://tyrrellcluster.com.au/blogs/index.php?blog=15 ) is called "Here is the news!" as it allows students to comment on issues raised in the news and fellow students are able to make further comments and provide feedback. This blog is user friendly as it is clearly laid out. This blog also gives clear instruction as to when students need to provide feedback and offers different kinds of roles to play regarding the commenting on issues throughout the week. This blog would be appropriate for late stage 2 and all of stage 3 students as it requires students to follow the news whilst being able to critical analyse their thoughts and create their opinions regarding the current issues at the time.



The second blog attached here ( http://6s2009.globalstudent.org.au/ ) is called "6S 2009" as it is created by the 2009 Year 6 teacher from North Fitzroy Primary School. The teacher uses this blog as a communication tool to parents and students. The teacher has posted works that the students have done, some are paintings, slideshows, videos and photos from their performances etc. The categories include weekly news, excursions, writing etc. This blog would be appropriate for stage 3, however, a blog similar to this can be suited to different stages by changing layout, content and access.

I went walking.

3 key ideas that teachers would find useful

According to the Barone & Wright (2008) reading, teachers should take into consideration
three points regarding new literacy instruction.


Three points raised are;
students need more than practice or use of software programs to be ready for new literacies; teachers need to adapt to the forever changing new literacies;
and new literacies offer equality within a classroom therefore they are crucial.

According to the Pericles (2008) reading, blogs are a very useful tool for teachers.
Three points raised are; blogs are simple to create and are appropriate to all of the key learning areas; blogging is a collaborative exercise, encouraging users to communicate and change roles between posting, viewing and commenting; there are many different possibilities within blogging depending on different needs, for example assignments, news, information, class activities, creative arts, journal work etc.

Pericles, K. (2008). Happily blogging @ Belmore South. SCAN, 27(2), 4-6

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

Video Review

This video is a great way to inform teachers and students about knowledge that is socially constructed which can be problematic (Callow, 2008). This video challenges the idea of useful and accessible information on the internet. This video encourages teachers and students to critically evaluate these new forms of information. The video discusses factors to consider when critically assessing digital information, for example; the appropriateness, the validity, the intentions of the author, the author, the sponsor, the promotions or ad's surrounding the information etc.

My review on one website from the Callow reading

Interested in art & drawing I chose the website www.toondoo.com to review! Toondoo is a user friendly site that allows members to create toon characters along with comic strips or books that can be shared in many ways. Members can print their comic strips, comment on each others comic strips and even embed comic strips into blogs. This website is an example of sharing knowledge through a new medium. The great thing about this website is that anyone can be a world-wide artist in this space!!

My brief definition of the term 'new literacies'

In the reading called "New literacies, New York & Web 2.0: a little knowledge is a helpful thing!", the term 'new literacies' can be defined as a transforming method of sharing knowledge.