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Lots of ideas, thanks

An interesting article from the Language Educator magazine from Oct 2012. Talks about how to use 90% or more of the target language in the classroom.

Do you know why the link says "Access Denied"? Is it a subscription only site?

You're right, Larissa. I must have copied the link wrong. The article can be accessed here: http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/TLE_pdf/TLE_Oct12_Article.pdf

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Interesting thoughts about the benefits of blogging (for teachers!)

On this website, Wesley Fryer gives some great definitions of copyright rules, including a mnemonic device to use with students to help them remember the basic principles of sharing media ("Harry Potter Can Fly"). There are also other good links and a video all on the theme of fair use and copyright.

This is a good website for educators as it includes links to articles, videos, and websites related to copyright and fair use policies.

This 10-minute video explains copyright principles using clips from Disney videos.

This is a lesson plan from Common Sense Media that will help students in HS understand copyright a little more clearly. I have reviewed only a few of their lessons, and attended one workshop. They are relatively engaging.

A simple and straightforward article addressing this somewhat complicated issue ;-)

A teacher shows the video he embedded on this site to his students so they can begin to understand the process

Another approach - Podcast with slides about Creative Commons explaining many details and examples.

The videos Dr. Kendall provided are more engaging, but this podcast gives helpful details about each of the Creative Commons licensing options.

Copyright and creative commons - Lesson plans

I was looking at the same website!! I find this song also a good way to introduce copyrights to students in a fun way. http://mediaeducationlab.com/1-whats-copyright-music-video

This would teach older students about how to copyright a longer work.

This site is for elementary students, but if they can do it, we certainly can!

a website that has free images for blogs and wikis.

Free images, flickr embed codes and referral links. Thanks to Theresa for sharing!

Thanks Theresa - posting for future reference!

Thanks for sharing these. I had heard of several but many are new.