Week 4

Barone, D., & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media technologies. The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 292-302
This article contains a number of ideas and activities that are useful to teachers wanting to use technology in their teaching. The article is about a fourth grade classroom where the students use laptops to learn literacy. There is a class webpage that contains files that the students can use (pictures, video) for their work. As well, the teacher puts corrected work on the webpage so students can see marks for their work. The class also has a blog page to discuss books they are reading.
Pericles, K. (2008). Happily blogging @ Belmore South. SCAN, 27(2), 4-6
This article contains ideas about how blogging can be used in the classroom. A group of students has created their own blog to keep people informed of football results. Other students create a photographic montage for inclusion on their blog. Another student works alone completing the next instalment of her book, which she places on her blog for review by her friends.
Can I copy material from the internet for research?
Yes, material can be copied for research, if use is fair and reasonable.
What constitutes research and fair use?
Research is defined as "diligent and systematic enquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover facts or principles...". Fair use is considered as a reasonable portion of the work - about 10% of words or a single chapter.
Can students ( university or school ) use music in videos that they make?
Copyright of sound recordings lasts 70 years from when it was first created. However, most primary and secondary schools have a joint licence agreement with AMCOS (Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners' Society) and ARIA (the Australian Record industry Association) that allows them to make certain video and audio recordings of music, including recorded music.