Week 1: Blog Post Response 2 - Tracye Salters

Tracye your post resonated with me in that I too never thought twice about grabbing work offline. The main reason being not because I do not value the work of others, but I was never taught the ins and outs of copyright. I think Creative Commons is one of the best things to come along and I have been using them for my photographs. I think you are right about accountability. If we as educators/administrators hold students accountable for their work, we as educators must be accountable for ours and what we provide to students. Leading by example is the only way. Although the line of what is fair and not fair is quite a blurry one, you are absolutely right that we must at least make the effort. 

Week 1: Blog Post Response 1 - Michael Chapple

Michael, I really appreciate your thoughts on how you teach with also trying to follow copyright law. I think there is a fine balance that you have touched on between reaching your students by teaching them using content that they are familiar with versus obeying the "law" and possibly excluding students. I do think there is a generational difference and that many students as you mentioned although saying they know what they are doing is considered "stealing" do it anyway. I think this is because that generation (as wel las our own) have a different view and definition of how we learn. As said in may of the videos, this generation (I myself am included in) think differently about how to use and create content. I think using the professor's lesson on copyright would be breaking it so..here's a site I mentioned in another post that may be of some help: http://www.teachingcopyright.org/  Enjoy!!

Week 1 Wimba

Week 1 Wimba was jam-packed with information. It's a busy time of year at my place of work and I wish I was able to attend class that night in person. After careful review, I feel I've taken away a lot from the session. I now better understand how the pieces fit together and I must admit I am a bit intimidated by the Publishing/Leadership Project to come. I think it's a great challenge and a way for each of us to really show what we've learned and it forces us to put ourselves out there in a place out of our comfort zones. I must admit however, that I am a bit disappointed because I was looking forward to the photography section of the course, which from what I understand now will not be offered. 

There are a lot of details to pay attention to in this course, but also a great deal of freedom and flexibility has been given to us which I appreciate. 

The CBR discussion with Roxanne was helpful in better understanding the final touches I need to put on my Lit Review. I must say it is comforting to see others struggling with the same frustrations. The clean-up of the CBR site will take some time, but I understand the importance of presenting a cohesive final project that can be presented to multiple parties. 

I'm looking forward to the weeks ahead and really grasp the importance of pacing my work in order to get it done. I work better under pressure, but will continue to try to space out my work in order to be more efficient.

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Week 1 Reading: Shared Culture

"Our best thoughts come from others." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The reading, videos, and other media this week explained copyright, fair use, and creative commons. The one common thread that wove all of these topics together was the idea of shared culture and the effects that technology has on it. What implications does the kind of technology and the way we use it effect our culture? 

Copyright, fair use, and creative commons have been referred to by many as moving targets. This too could be said about the cultural implications that technology has on us as a people. Previous generations have dealt with the fixed forms of content in which users traditionally consumed it in comparison to the way the current generation learns and operates today in which consumers have become the creators (or remixers) of the content.

CONSUMERS = CREATORS