I have seen logos and websites with “C” however, I cannot recall seeing the “cc” on them. I was not aware that as soon as your pen left a piece of paper that is is automatically copyrighted. I was taught that you needed you have your work copyrighted through a process.
I knew that works that were copyrighted could be used on limits for educational purposes. I myself have used digital images for teaching purposes. I have shown video clips in my classroom before for teaching purposes as well. I guess if you consider me posting my pictures on Facebook, then yes I have shared content on the web. I have uploaded pictures on Kodak Photo Gallery as well but al this is for personal use.
I label my classroom and I use picture within the labels to help my students identify and associate the words with the pictures. The question asking “Who owns my teaching materials?” confuses me a little. I mean anything I make, I would assume is mine... correct? But would an example of “cc” be the file folder materials I can cut up and use to create file folder games. Would that be an example of Co-owned materials?
After viewing several different Wikis, I am beginning to see and understand how I could use Wikis in my classroom. Even if only for the simple fact of introducing my students to a different type of technology, it s a step in the right direction of 21st century technology. As I have said before viewing different Wikis has given my new ideas on how I could use Wikis in my classroom.
The biggest challenge I found was trying to get ideas for lower grade being that I teach 1st grade. I like the idea of simply posing a question and having a goal each month for school year (http://monsonclassroom.wikispaces.com/)
I like posing the question on how school now is different from school of the past. I like that within the discussion they students had subtopics for individuals to post on different places. That was a great idea. (http://schoolsthen.wikispaces.com/)
I did not care for the site Go West on the Oregon Trial. Granted it was for the 3rd grade it just seemed like to much for me as an adult. (lol) Ok seriously.... After reading the teacher reflection, it seemed as though the teacher really enjoyed the project as well as the students from what she said. It sounded like every group had a some part scanning and posting information. One thing that caught me was when she said that the students had such a desire to have everything so perfect that the project required a lot of one-on-one tutoring. The site does seem to be set up effectively. In the reflection, the teacher said that she would do it all over again but at the end of the reflection there were two names at the end. I wondering how much time was put into making the project as I am the only teacher of 20 first graders. How long would it really take me to do something like that? (http://gowest.wikispaces.com/)
I like that Vicki Davis grouped her students and assigned each group a word. I like that she gave them guidelines and criteria on what they could and could not do under certain circumstances.
I can see myself using Wikis in my classroom, but I would definitely like to become more familiar with them. One idea that came to my mind. I heard that the fifth graders at my school were writing persuasive papers about uniforms at the school and whether they should have to wear them or not. “The word” is most of the students do not want uniforms. I think that rather than just having their thoughts on papers how would to students feel about doing a Wiki on the topic. If given criteria and guidelines..... I wonder where would it go.
I think that the video titled Wikis in Plain English by gave the perfect explanation of what a wikis is and how it can be used. I liked that the video gave an example of how email is not sufficient in getting information across and the fact that it overloads your inbox with a plethora emails. I like that the video used a list for gear needed for a camping trip as an example of how a wiki could be used. I thought of a wiki being used only for news and research information. I did not even take into consideration creating a list. Wikis allow for individuals to communicate their thoughts in an organized fashion. I am looking forward to learning more about them
ITEC 7430 wikipedia
I have used Wikipedia before but I never went beyond what I saw on the screen. I never noticed that there were tabs on the top of the scene where you could go into discussion and history of the page and information. I always went straight in to reading. I remember being told by my teachers that we could not use wikipedia as a legitimate resource. I chose to look up the Egyptian Riots. I was talking to a friend who told me that he was having to do research on current events in Egypt right before all of this happened. I think that Wikipedia serves as a great place to get information on a subject but I think that it is a good idea to go back information as well as other sources because of the fact that so many people can go edit and add information and thoughts.
There is a lot of information on this page but I feel that the wiki on the riots in Egypt gives the opportunity for others to put out information that the news (T.V.) is not showing. I am not saying that all of the information on the wiki is accurate but it allows for the individuals reading it to see other sides, points and views.
This site was established January 25, 2011. I was unable to locate how many times the page was edited but I did see that is was last modified about an hour ago.
THING 5 TASK 2 FEED & PODCAST 2/6
BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND YELLOW, BLACK AND
YELLOW... GO STEELERS!!!!! I just had to throw that in there. OK For real now.
Well as you can see I obviously like football. I choose to follow the RSS feed on football because unlike many women, I actually played women’s football and I enjoy watching football period. There is a lot going on with the NFL and I want to stay up with what is going on.
NYT ProfFootball
feed://feeds.nytimes.com/nyt/rss/ProFootball
I chose to follow this podcast on Afropop because I have taken a liking to music of many cultures and genres. I am of Brazilian decent, I have recently taken interested in learning about my South American heritage and culture. I am involved in Afro-Cuban Style Salsa dancing and I find myself listening to Afro, Latin, and Reggae music. As I read information on this Podcast it talks about the music, history and other things in the Afropop culture. In seems to be aligned with my interest and the things I have been doing and wanting to do.
PRI: Afropop Worldwide Podcast
As I was reading about RSS, I found myself thinking about twitter. Then “BAM” there it it on page 81. There are more than a number of ways to use RSS. As stated in the book, RSS serves as a “perfect tool” when it comes to learning how to “manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information.” Based on that, I think that students having knowledge of how to use RSS would be a definite plus in the learning process.
Trying to think off the top of my head about how I could use RSS in my classroom with a bunch of first graders, is really hard. I can’t imagine registering them for email accounts and having a bunch of angry parents. So maybe I could create an account and use RSS as a group/classroom activity and use the Activboard to display and talk about it. But I can’t think of a topic off the top of my head for lower elementary.
