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"The Copyright Quiz - True or False?"

PDF File on the basics of US Copyright law

Video on Fair Use in Media Literacy

"Creative Commons helps you share your knowledge and creativity with the world. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. "

"Complying with, and teaching young people about, copyright in an educational setting often feels burdensome. That's because copyright laws were not designed to facilitate the sort of sharing and collaborating that has become widespread in the digital age. The innovative nonprofit organization Creative Commons turns the process around, making the concept of protecting and sharing work online not onerous, but positive. We asked Ahrash Bissell, Executive Director of Creative Commons' ccLearn division, for a primer:"

"An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication."

" Consistent with BOR Policy IV-3.20, the UMUC Library has developed guidelines for the use of copyrighted materials. These guidelines address library and educational fair use as well as fair use exceptions for research and scholarly work. The purpose of this document is to help UMUC faculty understand copyright and fair use in the classroom, and it may be useful to UMUC students as well."

Article by Hall Davidson explaining copyright and what a school can do to avoid copyright issues.

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evaluation survey on information and digital literacy

"The Tech Terms Computer Dictionary is a free online dictionary of computer and technology terms. The goal of TechTerms.com is to make computer terminology easy to understand. While definitions of computer terms can be helpful, explanations with examples are even better. Therefore, most TechTerms.com definitions include real-life examples of how the term is used."

"This is common computer/technology lingo you might not be familiar with, so if someone talks to you in gibberish, you will know how to talk nerd. "

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"When I started working on PCs back in the mid-80's, there were thirty-six individual memory chips to be inserted in motherboard sockets. Today's computers don't have half that many individual parts! But the basic tool for troubleshooting PC problems remains unchanged - it's your brain. Swapping parts without thinking about it may work in production environments where there are endless supplies of spare parts lying around, but if you're trying to troubleshoot your home computer or out on a field service job, you won't have that luxury. The majority of computer problems turn out to be software issues, especially malicious software. But intermittent hardware failures can baffle the best technicians, and the only way to work around them is to adopt a systematic approach to troubleshooting rather than shooting from the hip. The approach I teach through my websites and books is to a process of elimination that narrows down the possibilities until the failure can be identified. When you master the basic troubleshooting technique, you'll be able to apply the lesson to technologies and situations not covered here. The flowcharts below are miniatures excerpted from my book "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts" which is used by home hobbyists as well as for a course text in technical colleges and a field guide for technicians. "

So slidepoint.net is a free online presentation platform that lets you both upload PowerPoints, or create your own presentations using the online editor (which is very similar to PowerPoint). The key is, its 100% HTML, not Flash, so it works everywhere! They have made it easy to embed your presentations into your own e-learning offerings as well (so embedding on to your website, online courses, etc, is very easy). Check it out at www.slidepoint.net.

" Share Ideas Instantly Simple and FREE, Jing is the perfect way to enhance your fast-paced online conversations. Create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly! Use Jing to… Take Screenshots: Capture an image of what you see on your computer screen Record Screencasts: Record up to 5 minutes of onscreen video Collaborate: Jing's older siblings - Snagit and Camtasia - are great for editing and "

"Online Quiz Maker is a budget-friendly, easy-to-use online system for creating, tracking and managing online quizzes."

"Google Apps for Education - free email and collaboration for schools Educator resources - educator guides for Google products, and other magical tools Chromebooks - laptops that bring the power of the web to students Lesson plan search - lesson plans and curricula Classroom videos - videos and channels including the new YouTube for Schools, education only content "

How Not to Select an Online Course (and How Best to Select a Course) » By Brian Bridges on Mar 27, 2012 in CLRN, eLearning | 0 Comments 2 During the past 18 months, after I've delivered conference presentations about online learning, I've enjoyed the pleasure of answering questions from attendees as well as the opportunity to ask teachers and administrators about their online learning programs.

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