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Contents contributed and discussions participated by LaToya Morris

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Step Back into History - 95 views

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    This source includes primary sources on copyright dating from 1450 to 1900. Some of these historical facts date back to the days when the printing press what used.
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NewsHour Extra: Year-Round Schooling - August 8, 2001 - 27 views

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    Another news article discussing the views on year-round school. The article explains how the trend is continuing to grow and how there is often much misconception of the term "year-round." Year-round does not necessarily mean that the students will get fewer breaks than the traditional school hours. This article attempts to clear up some of the confusion involving the term "year-round" as related to grade school.
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Class is in session...AGAIN!!!! - 13 views

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    An ABC news clip about year-round school that discusses how parents and teachers feel about children attending school year -round. The clip discusses how some believe that year-round school is not beneficial and more expensive. They each have their own view on how the extra days help or hurt the students. There is also a short newspaper article accompanying the four minute clip.
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Really NOT that beneficial - 11 views

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    An article posted in Science Daily a few years ago the talks about how studies have shown the year-round students do not learn more than traditional school students. This information comes from test scores in math and science observed and compared over a year by a sociologist at the Ohio State University. They also explain that year-round school does not mean the students are in school more days.
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United We Stand! - 7 views

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    This site was established to support those who are for year-round schooling. It is the site of the National Association for Year-Round Education. On this site you can find a great deal of information supporting year-round schooling.
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The Great Debate About Year-Round Schooling - 6 views

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    A CBS news clip debating over year-round schooling. The news reporter speaks with representatives that are both for and against year-round schooling in Raleigh, NC where overcrowding is a huge problem. Both representatives gives their views and opinions on the topic.
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Year-Round, the Solution - 5 views

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    This source includes a number of publications about education. There is an article that states how year-round school may be the solution to various issues such as overcrowding, low performance levels, and uneffective instruction. The article is set up first addressing the idea, stating the problem then presenting the solution and how the solution would work.
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Does it REALLY Matter?! - 8 views

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    The author of this article discusses how she believes that the intersessions that school districts "rely on to remediate" are only making things worse and how students that have learning problems only continue to fall further behind.
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The Good, the Bad, and the UGLY!!! - 5 views

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    On this site, there are five articles by five different authors explaining their opinions of the pros and cons of having year-round schooling.
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Year Round Schools - 4 views

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    This source includes a definition of the term year-round school as well as different views from those for and against year-round schooling.
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School....AGAIN?! - 7 views

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    Another new article published in Education Week that discusses how the number of students attending school year-round has continued to grow throughout the years. The article explains how year-round schooling is not an extension of school but a reoganization of it. It also explains that there are different types of year-round school such as multi-track year-round schooling which primarily works to solve the problem of overcrowding in schools.
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Fair Use is a Privilege - 29 views

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    This source includes the four factors of fair use which according to Ball State University includes: the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copytighted work, the amount and substantially used and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
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What is fair use? | Legal > Intellectual Property Law from AllBusiness.com - 16 views

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    This article listed on the All Business web site, gives the definition of the term fair use as well as the things to consider when determining fair use.
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Let Me Explain - 29 views

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    This is a youtube video posted that includes six minutes of valuable information on exclusive rights as well as copyrights.
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Copyright History - 24 views

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    This is a helpful source for teachers to use in the classroom to help their students understand both copyright and innovation. It includes definitions and details about copyrighting as well as a lesson plan that can be used by educators to help their students better understand these principles.
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Breaking it Down for the Teacher - 32 views

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    This youtube video is based on important facts thats teachers need to know about copyrighting and fairuse. It include hand drawn pictures and timelines!
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A Few Exceptions for Educators - 26 views

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    The site includes do's and dont's of copyright laws for k-12 teachers. It can be very useful for new teachers and even those who are seeking to one day become an educator.
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Yes You May! - 15 views

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    This source was designed to help educators seek the proper permissions necessary to use copyrighted work for academic purposes. It was found on the Stanford University website where there is a wealth of copyright and fair use research information
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Let Me Ask A Question - 9 views

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    Copyright.gov includes a list of frequently asked questions about copyrighting along with the answers. You can also find other valuable information about the term copyright on the other pages listed throughout this sited dedicated solely to copyrighting.
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Could You Give Me an Example Please? - 12 views

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    Through this site you can find a definition of the term copyright as well as a list of example and four scenarios to help you to better understand the term copyright. Although it is only one page, there is a lot of valuable information about the term copyright.
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