EDUC 439/639 Social Networking - Fall 2012

100 Ed Tech tools for teachers.

"Sometimes free costs too much. As of January 1, 2013, Flat World Knowledge, which used to describe itself as the world's largest publisher of free and open textbooks online, will no longer offer content at no charge."

There is no such thing as a "Free Lunch"

Multimedia Literacy guide at UD library- has great information on digital storytelling, copyright, etc.

Bound by Law... great exploration (in comic book form!) of fair use and copyright for film makers!

Educause's list of MOOC articles and resour

Institutional leaders want inexpensive projects that do everything they desire and are available yesterday. Experienced project managers know, however, that a Reality Triangle (see Figure 2) operates as an immutable law of nature in the inherent trade-offs between resources (cost), scope (features), and time: only two of the three can be controlled.

"A gamebook is a work of fiction that allows the reader to participate in the story by making effective choices. The narrative branches along various paths through the use of numbered paragraphs or pages."

"This approach doesn't entirely invalidate existing computational idea patents, because they would continue to apply to implementations using special-purpose hardware. This is an advantage because it eliminates an argument against the legal validity of the plan. The U.S. passed a law some years ago shielding surgeons from patent lawsuits, so that even if surgical procedures are patented, surgeons are safe. That provides a precedent for this solution."

Schedule a meeting with interesting people through open office hours

"This article examines a relatively recent and increasingly problematic trend in fair use jurisprudence: courts' tendency to decide whether a copyright defendant has made a fair use of the plaintiff's work based in part on whether the defendant has acted in "bad faith." Courts use the term "bad faith" to encompass a wide range of conduct weighing against a finding of fair use."

"The technological tools for transforming existing works have not only multiplied and increased in complexity, but they have also been effectively democratized because of their often significantly reduced cost and near-ubiquitous networked availability. Publishers and editors may no longer stand as primary gatekeepers to most creative works; increasingly, works are assessed in the public sphere through online databases like YouTube, and creators are making more works than ever before. Many such works rely heavily on the public domain, fair use, and the rich cultural soil of previous works for their efficacy and quality."

"Fair Use Guidelines Guidelines on the limitations of fair use and when you must seek permission:" (Note: I think Renee Hobbs would say this is bogus - Mathieu)

"Sometimes free costs too much. As of January 1, 2013, Flat World Knowledge, which used to describe itself as the world's largest publisher of free and open textbooks online, will no longer offer content at no charge."

Another extension of Down Right Now (too) that shows other sites of interest that maybe having trouble...

For those of us that simply have to know if a site is down or up

A to Z conflicts thru recorded history. Browse fast, as the site will be coming down to revamp its interactivity. Becoming a non-Flash site in 2013. I wonder if it will show the Apple vs Adobe war over Flash and how Adobe lost.

And the meek (or blackmailers) will inherit the earth. What's next? Electronic voting...electronic hanging chads...