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This article talks about the pupose of copyright laws. It is a very easy to read article about copyright laws and the purpose of the law.

Pros and Cons of Standardized Tests!

According to this article, regular use of computers has an effect on student performance. In this study, they used 986 fourth graders from 55 classrooms in nine Massachusetts school districts. Most of the students only used computers to write their papers. However, they found that students that used their computers for fun and games had a negative effect on students reading scores. As long as students used the computers for writing purposes this had positive effects on their test scores.

Participants in this study included 122 preschool children, which included 57 boys and 65 girls in a head start program. The results indicated that 53% of the participants had a home computer and 83% had children software. There were 29% that played on their home computers daily. An additional 44% of the children played on the computer on a weekly basis. Children that had computer access showed improvement measures in cognitive development in this particular study.

This guide provides educators with their legal rights of copyright and fair use in the classroom. This is so they are familiar with their limitations and rights as teachers. Many questions or concerns that they may have concerning computers and software, the internet, video, multimedia are addressed in this guide.

Excerpted from "Technology and Learning Magazine," this BRILLIANT article explains Copyright and Fair Use rules. The history teacher in me especially like it because it begins with a historical lesson on the topic! The quiz (with detailed answers) allows teachers to see examples of possible questions they will run in to in their classrooms.

Really helpful and can make us better teachers!

This article gives an overview of K-12 distance education. The article discusses the factors associated with instructional quality and effectiveness.

I found this article interesting because my nephew (who lives with me) is taking a few classes on-line through Texas Tech in order to graduate early. I do think the instructional quality is not as high as an actual teacher and it is not for everyone. A student has to be self-motivated in order for it to work and be effective.

This article provides educators with the basics of fair use in relation to the Copyright Act. Copyright infringement is briefly mentioned to explain the four determining factors of copyright use.

This article focuses on fair use in the classroom. It discusses the copying rights of teachers for single and multiple documents in accordance with House Report 94-1476. It goes into greater detail on the rights of teachers when copying poems, prose, atricles, and stories.

This website is the "law" version of copyright and fair use. I felt it was a good resource because sometimes it is better to see the law rather than an interpretation. It is broken down it to catergories. If you just wanted to know the law about music, you can see what the law is pertaining to that area.

By M.S. Rosenberg|D.L. Westling|J. McLeskey Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall In this article, we take a closer look at the characteristics of children and youth with mild intellectual disabilities. We will describe these students based on key learning, cognitive, and social characteristics.

This particular link is part of a larger citation- and plagiary-education tutorial page created by and on UT's Libraries website. Contains graphs, tables, informative videos, and other tools. Great, clear information for this area of education that is often very confusing.

While this article focuses on how librarians feel about and deal with the complexities of copyright and fair use rules, I find it relevant and valuable for classroom teachers too. Fear of plagiarism and copyright infringement in our classrooms is real, and can restrain us from implementing resources just as much as it can librarians.

I love quizlet! These teacher- OR student-made online study guides allow students to access material and information anywhere with internet connection. And its use of different methods--flash cards-matching-GAMES!-quizzes--ensures all learning styles are addressed. This article (a thesis) studies and advises on the use of Quizlets.

Interesting idea for convenient and smart teaching!

This article contains an example of an innovative teacher tackling a complex issue in a way students will love and remember. That is, she turned a potentially tedious lesson on copyright and fair use rules into an opportunity for students to create scripts, lines, and act out their understanding of the subject!

Good idea. I like learning new teaching tips and tricks.

This video explains that standardized testing places pressure on students, causes teachers to teach to the test, doesn't allow critical thinking by the student, and it is not a good tool to measure students' actual abilities. After explaining some of the disadvantages in the video, the creator makes some suggestions on how the standardized test can be improved to best meet the needs of the students.

The reason I picked this article is that it completly breaks down every part of copyright laws. It also has a chart that makes it easier to read and understand than just having to go through a whole bunch of text.

This site addresses the guidelines of Copyright and Fair Use policies. It is interesting because it separates what is allowed to students and what is allowed to teachers. Enjoy!

This article offers detailed tips and ideas on methods for combining the benefits of the age-old social studies project, timelines, with the advantages provided by computer technology. Modernizing old-fashioned-yet-effective classroom assignments is a great idea.

It is must-read for those interested in blogging!

This article explains how technology in the classroom changes the role of the teacher and students. Technology increases the students' motivation and self-esteem while allowing them to learn technical skills. In addition, the article explains how technology allows students to aaccomplish more complex task and work collaboratively with peers.