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Amy’s Baking Company vs. The Entire Internet

Fri May 17 14:47:17 +0000 2013

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Education Tech Talk: How CourseSmart Analytics will change e-textbooks | Education Dive

Sat May 11 13:37:26 +0000 2013

"We find through our own research that students use on average three devices a day. They’re using a laptop to take notes in class. They might use an iPad in a different instance. They also use iPhone when they’re on-the-fly. "

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The Teacher's Guide To Using Badges In Your Classroom | Edudemic

Thu May 09 15:56:26 +0000 2013

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Document Your Life With Moving Images: How to Make a Video Diary [iOS]

Wed May 08 20:40:19 +0000 2013

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Answering your questions about Open Badges | Doug Belshaw's blog

Thu May 09 15:58:00 +0000 2013

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Multitasking while studying: Divided attention and technological gadgets impair learning and memory. - Slate Magazine

Mon May 06 17:15:37 +0000 2013

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Researchers have documented a cascade of negative outcomes that occurs when students multitask while doing schoolwork. First, the assignment takes longer to complete, because of the time spent on distracting activities and because, upon returning to the assignment, the student has to refamiliarize himself with the material.



Second, the mental fatigue caused by repeatedly dropping and picking up a mental thread leads to more mistakes. The cognitive cost of such task-switching is especially high when students alternate between tasks that call for different sets of expressive “rules”—the formal, precise language required for an English essay, for example, and the casual, friendly tone of an email to a friend.

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Mobile - HTML5 Rocks

Mon May 06 15:49:13 +0000 2013

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Free apps list for education (slideshare)

Mon May 06 15:44:47 +0000 2013

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3 Awesome Apps for Teachers to Create their Own Apps ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Mon May 06 15:43:35 +0000 2013

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Smartphone and Mobile App Usage - Infographic

Tue Apr 16 21:38:13 +0000 2013

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Facebook: 2.7 Million People Showed Their Support for Marriage Equality by Changing Their Profile Pictures - Rebecca J. Rosen - The Atlantic

Wed Apr 03 18:06:33 +0000 2013

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The Internet: It's like never leaving junior high - CNN.com

Thu Mar 28 14:02:17 +0000 2013

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BKT-10534-34 from Pimatex Basics: Robert Kaufman Fabric Company

Tue Mar 19 13:39:40 +0000 2013

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teacher - Creative Commons

Wed Feb 27 14:08:08 +0000 2013

Interview with Christine Mytko, from Curriki

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Describe a class- or school-wide project where you have integrated CC licensing and/or OER. What challenges have you or your students come across while searching for or using resources on the web? How would you translate this experience for teachers looking to mark up their own resources correctly for OER search and discovery? What do teachers need to know?

In my technology classes, I now require all incorporated media to be Creative Commons, Public Domain or No Copyright. At first, after having free rein in Google Images for years, my students felt very limited in their choices. But after discussing the reasons behind copyright and copyright alternatives, many students understood the importance of respecting rights reserved.

There are so many excellent resources to help teachers and students use Creative Commons in their classrooms. The Creative Commons search page, Wikimedia Commons, Flickr CC group, and Google Advanced Search all are wonderful tools for finding alternatively copyrighted images. Websites such as Jamendo are great for finding CC music.

The language was a challenge at first for my middle school students. Although there are only six main CC licenses, my students got bogged down with terms such as “Attribution” and “No Derivatives.” It didn’t help that Google uses slightly different terminology (“reuse” and “reuse with modification”) in their license search filter. But the kids quickly became comfortable with the terms and procedures and, within a few class periods, they easily accessed and properly used “some rights reserved” media. Of course, I have the kids assign rights to their own work, which reinforces the licenses, and gives students the opportunity to think carefully about which rights are important to them.

As far as marking up my own resources for OER search and discovery, I am still learning about the process myself. In fact, prior to my work with Curriki, I was hesitant to “release” my work as open source. I had put so much time and effort into certain materials, I didn’t see the point of just giving them away on the Internet. However, the last few years, I have come to recognize the benefits of open source materials and have begun to post some of my formally guarded resources on Curriki as CC-BY; and I now freely share my new material. Now that I am more comfortable using and creating open source materials on my own and with my students, I hope to move on to work with other teachers.
What are the most common confusions or concerns of teachers when it comes to sharing their teaching materials? Do you think the average K-12 teacher is aware of open licensing alternatives, like Creative Commons? What are the various school or institutional policies for teachers sharing their materials?

I am certain that the average teacher is NOT aware of open licensing alternatives. In fact, many teachers I know still operate on the guiding principle of CASE – Copy And Steal Everything. I don’t believe teachers are lazy or purposely deceitful for using materials in this way; anyone who has taught in a classroom knows how much there is to do in an incredibly short amount of time. Sometimes, copying an (often copyrighted) activity and tossing it in your colleague’s box is merely survival. Even those teachers who are aware of copyright will often claim “fair use.” The problem is that teachers often overestimate their protections and privileges under fair use. And there is little training in copyright and fair use, let alone Creative Commons and OER. Not only is an average K – 12 teacher unaware of his or her responsibilities, he or she often does not know the rights and options available to him or her in sharing his or her own work.