But here's the irony: I'm going to post this article to twitter and probably start a conversation along with the comments that are below. Is not having big ideas a big idea? Are we still wrestling with the big questions that people like Friedan and Freud and McLuhan especially posed? I think there is a lot of conversation out there around the influence of media in our lives, with people choosing to disconnect and discussion about appropriate uses, etc. What do you think?
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This website is a wonderful resource for any teacher. It provides links to guide the teacher in fair use laws, suggests ways to teach about copyright laws, and provides a link to copyright-free images! It's really a one -stop-shop for everything copyright.
Decide on relevant standards and benchmarks
Decide if multimedia is appropriate
Decide which learning outcomes are desired
Decide on appropriate assessment measures
DECIDE
Inventory available hardware and software
Determine the grouping strategy and roles
Specify length/duration of activity
Design a lesson/unit plan with a multimedia activity
This is such a great point, we have these strict safety guidelines in the schools, yet some students may be sharing every detail about their life on Facebook, Twitter or another social media.
But the outcry against intrusions on privacy takes place against a backdrop where it's normal to share a steady stream of details about your life. My concern is that, if we make our schools into places where "normal" means having your browsing history tracked daily, people will take that level of supervision for granted.
try to make some sense about what learning can be within a context where there is a growing tension between constructive guidance and overbearing observation