I Can Make a Copy, Right?

The Digital Citizenship Presentation Project was fun, I enjoyed working on my teams and seeing and hearing the work of others. Many of the projects had some similar talking points, and it was interesting to hear them discussed from the different perspectives.

I was very intrigued by the facts that were presented about copyright. Several of the points contained information that I was not aware of and it is nice to know what we ARE allowed to do. I think about all of the faculty meetings that I've attended and hear nothing but don't do this and don't do that. It was a bit of fresh air to hear that we can use up to a 30 second clip of a song, 3 minutes of video, up to 1,000 words in a book, and all types of government media.

It was also very refreshing to be reminded of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It's nice to know that if you are making a mistake and using something whether unintentionally or intentionally that you'll get a warning. Like many good school children, a stern warning is typically enough to correct behavior. I hope that the act stays in effect especially for all of us amateur instructional designers.

New Developments on the Water Conservation Project

I have had the opportunity to ask around a bit and try to find a teacher that will host me and allow me to work with her class. The same teacher that I'm using as a client in EDIT 6200 is going to allow me to come in two times for 30-45 minutes each in order to execute my project. My goal will be to introduce them to the spreadsheet that will be filling out one day on the amount of water their family consumes on an average day, and I'd also like to set up a Moodle site that will feature a discussion forum. This forum will have an initial post by me that asks a few questions having the students predict how much water their family uses, and think about some ways they may be able to cut back, or even if they think that they should. I would also go into detail about the presentation that I would like for them to create using their choice of Powerpoint, Front Page, or Movie Maker. My second visit would be all about them, and they would take that time to show me the findings that they collected and provide their short presentations. I may be putting some additional work on their teacher, and I hope that isn't the case.