1st Day

new for me on saturday - i learned that Dr. Closen is a Trekie (sp?)... now when i listen to music i think how much 10% of that song would be so i could use it legally... when i got home i started looking for the longest songs i had - iron butterfly's inagoddavida (17:05 - that's 102.5  seconds worth of legal use!)... i'm looking forward to sunday's class.

Who knew...

I was fascinated by the Copyright laws PowerPoint shown in class today. I never knew I had unwittingly broken so many (and no I didn't put Mavis Beacon on 30 computers). With technology growing as quickly as it is, I wonder how long it will take for these laws to completely catch up. It's scary to know something I create for class or for the school can be used without my approval or that I might inadvertenly use someone elses.

First Day in EDL 518

Today I learned about copyrights and trademarks. I really didn't understand some of the legal ramifications of having technology in the classroom. Yikes....I learned I have been guilty of some minor technology infractions. I learned I need permission or am allowed to use less than 10% and still be okay. It seems everything you do today there is always the possibility of some legal action. Also I was shocked after completing the gorilla exercise I was unable to see a big gorilla jumping around the screen. Ugh....

Learn something new everyday

I had an ah-ha moment when discussing the material relating to copyrights and fair use policies. This stems from a conversation I had with our district technology person. He said that he had a new program on the server to create web pages and had it setup so that three people at a time could use it. Today, I realized he must have said three because that was the number of programs or site licenses that he purchased. I found our discussions today enlightening. I had previously thought that any use of copyrighted material such as music was unacceptable. I am looking forward to tomorrow and Excel! See everyone then!

Copyright

Today I learned a lot of information that I didn't know about copyright laws. For instance, I didn't know that you could only use 10% of a song in digital media, if you haven't gotten permission. I also learned how tedious a task of peer reviewing technology plans is!

showing movies

I was blown away at the fact that districts can find themselves in trouble when showing movies. This has been an activity I remember from my days as a student, and find myself doing now as a teacher. In fact, just last Friday our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders watched movies in celebration to the end of ISATS! I never imagined that this innocent reward to cause issues for the district. The other issue that surprised me is the 10% rule for showing clips and adding music. I never imagined the amount one was able to use was so little. I guess I have been quite illegal in my use of music and my showing of movies.

Saturday Reflection

I found out today that I have been doing some illegal things by using music and videos when I attached them to my powerpoints. Twenty seconds is the time limit to do this. Also I learned how to blog properly without violating someone else. Rick