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Module 1.2: Dates: 9/4 - 9/9

Topic: Copyright and Digital Resources and Tools

Focusing Question: What is the school librarian's role in modeling the ethical use of electronic tools and information?

Readings Codes 

1. Copyright For Schools: A Practical Guide– C4S
   
2. Standards for the 21^st Century Learner – S4L
3. Instructional Technology and Media for Learning– ITM4L
4. TWU Library Databases - TWU
5. Blackboard Class Wiki (Course Menu Tab) - BBW
6. Course Wiki: http://ls5233.wikispaces.com - CW
7. Resources: R (in BB Module) - D (Download)

Readings and Viewings

C4S: Chapter 10: Internet in Schools (pp. 131-150) with a particular focus on Web 2.0 Applications (pp. 142-149).

ITM4L: Chapter 1: Exploring 21st Century Learning (pp. 1-17) and Chapter 6: Connecting Learners Using Web 2.0 Tools (pp. 124-141) 

On the Web: Review the ethical use of media in multimedia projects:

Copyright Clearance Center's Copyright Basics: The Video (7 minutes)

CCUMC Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia Educational Projects (Remember: When you post to the Web, you are engaging in distribution. Use only copyright-free or original images, music, sound, or other media.)

On the Web: Read: "The Core Rules of Netiquette -- Excerpted from Netiquette by Virginia Shea -- Albion.com." Albion.com Home Page. Web. 23 July 2012. <http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html>.

On the Web: "Ten Commandments of Blog and Wiki Etiquette - InfoWorld." Business Technology, IT News, Product Reviews and Enterprise IT Strategies - InfoWorld. Web. 27 Dec. 2010. <http://www.infoworld.com/%5Bprimary-term-alias-prefix%5D/%5Bprimary-term%5D/ten-commandments-blog-and-wiki-etiquette-806>.

TWU: Dickinson, Gail. "The Question... I Know that a Classroom Teacher Is Violating Copyright Guidelines. Should I Turn Him or Her in to the Principal? Knowledge Quest 35.3: 50-51. Print.

Assignments

Online Discussion: O.D.1.2: Respond to the prompt on the topic of copyright and digital resources and tool. Post your initial O. D.1.2 response by Wednesday, September 5th. Respond to at least two classmates’ postings by Sunday, September 9th.

D.1.2 MLA Citation Guide: IMPORTANT! Use this MLA Citation Guide as a resource throughout our course. Please use Easybib.com to cite your sources and use the attached guide to check Easybib's work.

Technology Blog: Choose a technology-focused blog from our course wiki. Follow it throughout the semester. Make notes about the issues and trends discussed. You will report on your learning at the end of the semester in O.D.4.3.

Course Wiki: Go to Wikispaces.com and create an account. Request access to the course wiki. Sign in to Wikispaces and then click on "Join this wiki" (upper left-hand navigation menu).

Sign Up: eSchool News: Technology News for Today's K-12 Educator has free subscriptions for educators. Sign up for the free eSchool News This Week Newsletter. (Be careful to carefully select the various choices offered.) We will be referring to articles in this online journal and newsletter throughout the semester.

Suggested: Set up an RSS feed aggregator such as iGoogle, Bloglines or Pageflakes or choose one from the NewsOnFeeds.com site. Have the blog you're following and the eSchool News pushed to your aggregator. Check it regularly, if not daily. See my example on the LS5233 Sample Student Wiki Communications Page.