MAC_Wk1_Post3_Response2

This is the response to Ashley May's blog

Ashley,

I also agree that the Disney video was a pain for me!  Maybe if it had had the words written it would have been a better experience.  I also could understand what CC meant with all its symbols, and that our students need to know this now and not to wait until they make their master since in education the key is creativity and it does not come by itself.  There is always someone or something that makes an impact in each person to create.  I also share your disappointment about material not available now because of copyright issues.  I just hope that there can be a solution in the close future.

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Week 1- Copyright: What does it look like?

The videos I  viewed  this past week were very informative.  If I could sum it up in just one word, i would have to say that it was “overwhelming”.  I know that copyright is a very important issue, but I had no idea that it would be so involved and so detailed.  In part one, it was mentioned that there is a special set of lawyers who deal only in copyright law.  I guess that I should have know that it would be complicated just from reading that!    

Unlike most people, I didn’t enjoy the Disney outtakes that were used to discuss copyright.  I found the choppiness of the speech and the video to be very...what’s the word I’m looking for?  It’s that big word we learned in Design Principles and Education(DAE)...oh yeah.  It’s called cognitive overload!!  It was just too much for me.  I was straining to hear, and trying to keep up with the actions of the animated characters was extremely difficult.  I finally decided to just listen to it instead of trying to watch it.  That helped some, but I was so frustrated by that point that I’m not sure it really made that much difference.  

My favorite part would have to be the segments in part three on Creative Commons.  For the first time in life, I understood what it was.  Who knew that it could actually be explained in plain English??!! And I finally know and understand what all those little symbols mean!   This new knowledge will definitely come in a handy when project time rolls around in my classroom, which is pretty often.  I can explain to my students how to respect copyright a lot easier now that I have this information.

On a final note, I was EXTREMELY disappointed to find out why the “Eyes on the Prize” series is no longer available.  My friends and I grew up singing that song.  We have always equated it with the Civil Rights struggle that we say on that video.  It was such an important part of my education; I am saddened to know that it will not be available for my children.  This is truly an example of how negative the effects of copyright laws can be if we as a society don’t do something about it.  How much of what we create is ever truly 100% original? Are we not all influenced by some outside factor at some point?

MAC_Wk1_Post2_Response1

This  is my comment to Danette Philpot's Blog.

D'net,

Wonderful photo! Thanks for letting admire your work! If copyright refers to permanently fixed work that can be seen or heard.  So photos are there. Are not they? I had the same thought about how much work you and all of us have created so far and that personally I have not done any copyright.

I think that this topic about copyright should be included in schools and universities so people can get educated in this topic.  I plan to share this knowledge with my seventh-grade students.  I think that doing so we can help the future generation to value the importance of           copyrighting.

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Copyright, it is has been a great topic of discussion in my other line of work of photography. It was not mentioned in the discussion, but each photo or digital image was created by a person. The average person feels that there is no harm for copying an image off the internet and posting to Facebook, twitter or their own personal website. Just last week the Professional Photographers of America polled several members on the use of copyrights and their imagines. The results were astounding! Of the 2,830 that took the poll, (84%) 2,392 photographers NEVER register their work. 41 (1%) ALWAYS register. 324 (11%) OCCASIONALLY register. These are professional that make a living at creating images. It goes to show not matter on what platform you create, educate yourself and protect your work.

MAC_Wk1_Post1_ Reading Reflection

After going through the whole material about copyright issues I felt I had finally got some idea what that meant.  I could see that, as I was expected, it is not an easy topic in the sense that there is not just a selection of black and white. Copyright is a fixed work that can be seen or heard while fair use is a legal defensible position; and that Creative Commons Solution is a copyright at Internet speed.

I saw that copyright has been going on an endless process since it has to be within the culture and culture is in constant change especially with the new technologies.  Everyday there are new tools and there should be again new regulations! What should we consider private or public? What would be the new restrictions or codes?

As a language teacher, I feel that the fair use is a great tool to keep.  Since it allows me to use different materials from the Internet to show facts to my students about the language and the culture. But I still have my doubts when I take things from the web sites such as PowerPoint Presentations and they do not have any name or any evidence of copyright.  This part of the content was also a wake up call on what I use and how I use the material in my classes.  I also realized that I have never used the Creative Commons in any of my small creations.  I am wondering when that would be worthy to use?