Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Sound "BING"

I would utilize the sound "bing" within interactive presentations with my students. As a class we would determine what the answer to various questions would be and the sound "bing" would signify that we had the correct answer. This sound can also be utilized as a disciplinary sound. When I need to grab the students attention or warn that there is too much noise within the classroom the sound "bing" can come into effect.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

"User’s Rights, Section 107" Youtube Video

The four factors discussed in the video that were used to determine when fair use applies to a situation are the nature of the use, the purpose of the use, the amount of the use, and the effect on potential markers. But the most important factor discussed is “transformativeness” which is the presence of added value or repurposed material. The main concept that I retained from the video was that copyrighted material can be utilized without the consent of the author or paying a license fee if the copy right holder’s cost is less that the profit of society.
This video does pertain to the field of education immensely because teachers use the work others numerous times, so having a good understanding fair use is very important. I would also like to provide my future students with an overview of what their user rights are so that they may reference work correctly. The video provides a great example of how I would want to present the information to them because it is through a enjoyable yet beneficial song.
So that I may have a thorough understanding of my user rights, I utilized this website to clarify the information presented on the video.From this website I was able to gain useful examples of what the courts consider fair use. Furthermore, the four factors discussed in the video were reiterated within this webpage as well.

Friday, October 2, 2009

"Podcasting in Plain English" Youtube Video

Podcasting creates a way for people to watch videos at anytime in comparison to regular broadcasting which occurs at a certain time. There were three reasons presented in the video as to why podcasting has become so popular. The first reason was that anyone could use podcasts because all that was needed was a connection to the web, a microphone or video camera, and a computer. Also, people were able to subscribe to websites that offer podcasts, so that new shows would automatically upload to their computer. The final reason is that podcasts can be transferred to various portable devices, so they can be watched anywhere.

Podcasting can be a beneficial tool in the field of education. Through the use of podcasts, teachers can add supplemental videos that students can access. Hence, students can continue the learning process beyond the realms of the classroom, which in return benefits both the students and the teachers. In addition, teachers can also record their lectures and place them on podcasts so that students may be able to reference the material discussed in class at any time.

The video below provided insight on how to create a podcast. Various tools such as Garageband and Moviemaker are discussed as programs in which videos can be made and later added to podcast. Through the use of this video the process of podcasting is made simple and can be beneficial if I decide to create on in the future.