Sampling and Copywriting

This video discussed how sampling portions of songs without the consent of the owner is considered copyright infringement. Many music artists have not only been sued for copy infringement but have also sued others for copyrighting issues. Adhering to the copyright laws is very important and can be costly if necessary precautions are not taken.

Designing Instructional Media

This presentation went over the guidelines of creating an instructional media presentation. The acronym C.R.A.P meaning contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity, were the four main points discussed in creating an effective presentation. Useful design principles in font size, inserting graphics, choosing templates, and transitions, were discussed in this presentation as well.

The content covered within the Designing Instructional Media presentation would overlap within the field of education because instructional media can be incorporated within a teacher’s lesson plan as a tool for teaching his or her students. Because this presentation discussed what should and should not present within instructional media, when I teach my future students I will use those principles to create an effective presentation. The following image shows an example of how the background was not taken into consideration when the powerpoint was created. The color variation within the background made it difficult to read the text.

Web Resources, Multimedia, Hypermedia

This presentation on multimedia and hypermedia provides information on what makes these types of media different. Multimedia is a program that consists of a combination of any two animations, videos, sounds and text. This form of media provides both flexibility and expansion of critical and creative thinking. Hypermedia was defined as a media program which is connected by links to other resources, and it can be used to motivate learning and writing skills. The limitations within multimedia and hypermedia are also mentioned, such as the large amount of memory the programs require.
Within the field of education, hypermedia and multimedia can be utilized frequently to enhance the teaching experience. Through visuals, sounds, and text, students can be exposed to different avenues to learning various concepts which may increase their retention level. The image I selected was an example of hyperlinks that on a website page. By clicking on the the highlighted terms the user would be linked to another page which would provide more information on the term highlighted.

Week 2: Educational Technology: History of the Internet

The purpose of this video “History of the Internet” was to provide a brief overview of how the internet began. The speaker mentioned that there were a group of men from BBN were the “founding fathers” of the internet and not Al Gore. These group of men were said to have created Interface Message Processor which was the first internet router created in 1969. Within the following years emailing became the main reason why people utilized the internet because it was great way to communicate. Within the video the importance of communication through technology is highlighted and a better understanding of the history of the internet is obtained.

This video clip does not specifically pertain to the field of education because it just provides background information on the Internet. However, when this video is utilized with the Web Technology Concepts Powerpoint Presentation it can be used to help my future students have a better understanding of the internet. The Web Technology Powerpoint goes over important words utilized on the web and the video provides supplemental material. Because the length of the video was short and the information covered within the video was not detailed I utilized a website to clarify the information the speaker presented. Questions such as “Did Al Gore invent the internet?” are answered from this Walt Howe’s Internet Learning Center webpage. Important events and noteworthy people are also mentioned in regards to the Internet.