Week 1 Wimba 1

This session of wimba has been very informative. I really appreciate the detail and structure of the class. Unfortunately due to other engagements I will have watch the archives for most of the session. I am excited about watching the videos associated with the class and see those of us who are attending the sessions discuss and evaluate everything. Unfortunately, I am suffering from diabetic neuropathy, and it hard to use my hands at this time. However, I have enjoyed every minute of this experience.

wk 1- Fair Use

'm still a bit confused at the issue but let me take a shot. Fair Use is the ability to share ideas of others with breaking the law. I believe that fair use is a component that goes along with Free Speech.

Week 1- Copyright

On the issue of copyrights, I believe that giving credit to the owner is a given. But I also believe that though the use of sampling and sharing of older artist a lot of history is learned. When it comes to copyright there is really no clear answer, the best thing to do is cite. It is better to ask permission than to break the law. Good Copy, Bad Copy was eye opening to see artists and producers sampling from each other.

Technology

Last year we received a grant Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) that allowed us to received a mobile laptop cart with 24 laptops projector, a smartboard to be shared by 8 teachers. But this year will have been extreme blessed the same grant allowed for each of the 8 teachers to received their own laptop, document camera, projector, smartboard, the 2 math teachers got 30 digital calculators, 2 science teachers received digital microscope and the group got a digital camera and video camera.

wk 1 Quickies

I have learned to always have a backup plan when using technology. Even the most well planned technology lesson can have its problems.

Wk1 DB Quickies

My school block a lot of useful information. I have a major problem at my school with using Youtube. If administratora are concerns with students accessing inappropriate video, I think they should at least allow teacher privilege. I also had problem with creating Google email account for my students. They kept requesting verification code for each account. Even now they are something requesting students for verification code and the account has been open for months. That really cause a problem in my class.

BP_14_Flickr Final

I really enjoy the commons area on Flickr. It has many wonderful pictures that are great for discussion. I plan to learn all aspect of the tools so that I can maximize the learning capability in my students.

This will also great to incorporate into our class blogging activity. Flickr will allow me to bring a whole new world of pictures and ideas to my classroom. The fact that Flickr is compatible with both the PC and the Mac makes it easier to use. The capability to personalize you profile will allow creativity in my students. Having the ability to make your group private or public will for each class to be an individual aspect of the process.

I believe Flickr is going to open a whole of possibilities to my classroom and even the classroom of my peers.