Tech in my placement survey and legal Issues Jan 27 th 2011

Survey Results

Legal Issues with Technology

CIPA: Children’s Internet Protection Act All Public School Systems must have a specific technology that blocks or filters Internet access to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, and harmful to minors. All students using the internet at school must sign (and their parents must also sign) an Acceptable Use Policy. All computer use must be monitored at all times (No open labs) Chat rooms must be monitored for every message sent must be monitored for every message sent. More information about CIPA:

Take the 4 question Fair Use Quiz

Digital ONLY Public (not fair use) Outside of Classroom Internet Illegally obtained information Private (fair use) In classroom Intranet/Password Protected

Liability with Copyright " "School districts are liable for any copyright violations committed by their staff, and the area with the greatest potential for liability is the district's public Web site" Nancy Willard from education World.

Checking for copyright infringement of your work online Google Alerts (sends you an anytime your name appears on the internet--this is how others find out your are copyrighting THEIR material as well)

Help your students understand copyright 1.Be a role model. Let your students know about how you try to stay within copyright guidelines throughout the entire school year! 2.Help your students learn about the value of created works and develop respect for the creators by discussing the importance of such works on the advancement of society. 3.Teach your students to request permission when in doubt about the status of a particular work or the appropriateness of their use of that work. Top Ten Tips for Asking for Permission Top Ten Tips for Asking for Permission

Creative Commons Copyright License your student’s work and respect those that use Creative Commons Example: Flickr Advanced Search

Observations of Technology in my Placement What management issues have you observed? Benefits? Issues of Access? Use Edmodo: Click on “I am student” Type in your name Group code is: 2ruhox

Lesson Plan Draft Due Feb 20 th Drafty! Use your FI’s format Answer Guiding Questions Student-Centered Can be Workshop Project In Ctools