Copy this

If material taken from the world wide weberverse is used for study or research purposes and no specified copyright is ignored, then all is well.

Fair use of material is considered 10% of the number of pages or 1 chapter for hard copy material and 10% of the number of words or 1 chapter for electronic material. Exciting.

Students may use music in videos made for their learning. eg, research, study, private use. As long as it isn't shown outside of the classroom context. Don't even think about making a profit from it.

Blogs and stuff

Reading:
Pericles, K. (2008). Happily blogging @ Belmore South. SCAN, 27(2), 4-6  View Reading

- Blogging can fit into all key learning areas and provides a place for students to display their creativity and demonstrate their understanding of new modes of communication. Many students already use the internet for social and personal reasons at home. Blogging allows students to transfer something that is somewhat a hobby into their an interactive and engaging way of expanding and consolidating their learning.

- Access to blogs can be made global and opens up channels of communication beyond the classroom. This sharing aspect of knowledge enhances student engagement and learning. Being able to publish a class experiment and share with students interstate, across the road or even overseas allows access to first-hand information, ie sharing history of Australia with a school in China, or cooperating with an English school to learn more about the British monarchy.

- Information about the class, including assignment details, due dates, class/peer achievements, special dates in the term and much more can be made available on a class blog for students and parents to be aware of. No excuses for late assignments...

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