Thing 8 - Results of Copyright Quiz

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Which of the following are allowed for the OWNER of the copyright?
	reproduce the work 17 68% distribute copies of the work 21 84% perform & dsplay the work publicly 19 76% sell the work 21 84% change the original work 17 68% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

As the owner of an original document, you automatically have copyright of that material
	True 10 40% False 15 60% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Which of the following types of works can be protected under copyright law?
	literary works 20 80% musical works 20 80% dramatic works 16 64% pictoral or graphic works 19 76% motion pictures 22 88% sound recordings 16 64% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

What is the cost of copyrighting a work online?
	$0 5 20% $35 7 28% $350 12 48% $3500 1 4% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Can I get permission to use copyrighted material and how?
	No, copyrighted material can only be used by the owner 0 0% Yes, contact the owner of the copyright 12 48% Yes, contact the U.S. Copyright Office 4 16% Yes, as long as you cite the info, you have permission 9 36% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Do I have to register a copyright for it to be official?
	No as long as you use the copyright symbol 2 8% yes 8 32% yes, but only if you wish to seek legal action for infringement of a copyright 15 60% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Can ideas be copyrighted?
	Yes 15 60% No 10 40% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Can I copyright my webpage?
	yes 21 84% no 4 16% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Can I copyright a name, title, slogan, or domain name?
	yes 20 80% no 5 20% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Does a work have to be published in order to be protected by copyright?
	yes 10 40% no 15 60% People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

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	People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.

Thing 9 - digital picture editing

Before:

After: Chris is my son :)

I used picasa as the editor for this pic. I tried playing with fotoflexer but it kept getting bogged down on my computer. I adjusted the shadows of the image, added text, cropped the image, and put a spotlight on Chris & I.

I foresee myself using this to keep an online photo album of class happenings that I can attach to my blog that parents can use to see what it is we are doing in class. I would also be interested in using this to create a photo album for my track teams that I coach and then providing the link for others to check it out. I currently use a website, but if I could instead find a way to have a public folder for parents to upload pics to and then I arrange it, then this would be great.

The above pic and a pic of my beautiful daughter is available by clicking here

Thing 8 - Creative Commons

Instead of putting a CC on my website, I put one on my biology class blog. You can also see the copyright law quiz that I put together using the forms feature in google docs.

Thing 7 Capstone

Capstone paper

Thing 7 - Making a web presence

I've been using a webpage for my class for the past five years. I typically use this for posting class agendas and assignments, but it has been down for most of this semester so I haven't used it this school year. I find that this was a great way to give parents and students access to class materials 24 hours a day.
http://staffpage.spartaschools.org/staff/matt.landry/landry.htm

Now that I've played with wikis and blogs in the past year, I'm prefering to use those applications more than the webpage. I use a wiki for posting most assignments and for students to submit assignments (its all password protected) and I am using a blog to log daily & weekly activities and due dates. I've been using the blog for only a month now and already have had 1000 hits so it is actually being used.

Thing 6 - Acceptable use

The two things I plan on working with my students on are acceptable use of the internet & posting personal information on the web.

I already spend time talking to my students about plagiarism and am amazed at how many students think it is acceptable to copy and paste anything on the Internet and use it as their own. I remember at one time I had 75% of my students fail my Code Blue biology project due to plagiarism and I've now acquired the reputation of being a stickler on plagiarism. I intend to continue to work with my students on how to properly use the information on the Internet and filter through the garbage. I will use more hoax websites while doing this to help show that not all info is good info.

In regards to posting personal information, I will spend more time discussing this in class and will utilize my blog to help with educating people on this as well. I will share with them instances where people have had facebook postings come back to haunt them in the workplace (in fact, I'm the subject of one of those stories :). I will also show them examples where things posted on the Internet have been used in investigations, both criminal and civil, and that the footprint left on the Internet never goes away. This would be  a good time to discuss cyber-bullying as well, and our district is working on a plan to combat this issue.

Thing 6 - bogus/hoax sites

For this site, I chose two science based sites; one of which I already use in my chemistry & physical science classes and one I intend to start using in my biology class.

http://bandhmo.org/
This site talks about the dangers of DHMO - dihydrogen monoxide. I've used the paper version of this and have not accessed the web version before. After evaluating the site, I noticed several things about it:
1. There are many advertisements scattered throughout the site, telling me that this is not a scholarly site.
2. The information is accurate, but skewed to make you think the substance is not an everyday product.
3. Many of the links are dead and the links that are active take you to a general site and when you type DHMO into the search box, you get no results.
4. Credibility takes a hit due to no info about the author and the last update date is not shown

http://www.rythospital.com/2008/
This site appears a little more authentic and hides the hoax better, but being a biology guy, I immediately noticed things that are not possible. For example, the Rivitalex pill popped out immediately as well as the male pregnancy video link to the right. After further investigation I noticed that a number of the links are dead links and bring you back to the home site. The links that did work often sent you to pages that had info that was very blatantly false and had only a scattering of links that provided any information. However, if you didn't have a background in science, this site would appear real. The contact us option even worked and had a verification code as part of it. Out of curiosity, I filled this out and received a message stating that the volume of emails is large so immediate response should not be expected :)

Thing 3 - Skype

Skype could certainly be a useful tool for two primary purposes. Purpose one would be to bring experts from outside the school into the classroom, with the least amount of inconvenience to the expert. This would allow them to be part of a discussion without him or her needing to leave their workplace, thus saving the person time.

Purpose two would be to make it so I can be there even when I'm not. I am rarely home sick for myself - usually when I'm gone, its because I'm home with a sick kid. Using Skype would make it so I can still instruct from home on those occasions when I'm not at school but still physically (and mentally) able to instruct.

Thing 5 -Nettrekker

I can forsee this being a helpful site, especially for differentiation purposes using the readability level as a guide. I can send more advanced readers to one website to complete the task at hand and lower level readers to a different one. This will allow me to better challenge ALL of my students.

Thing 5 - Digital Text

My district has been stressing Premiere Software for several years now and I just assumed it was for reading text only. Now that I know more about the capabilities of digital text and the ability to manipulate it in addition to having it read, I am more inclined to use this on a regular basis with all of my students. Colleagues of mine currently use a text reader to help accomodate students who are struggling readers and I'm wondering if they are aware of the other features that could be used. I'd like to use more of this in my classroom to help promote literacy in science.

Additionally, I'm in the process of developing an AP Biology course at my school and with money being an issue, I'm wondering if using a digital text or digital flex text might be a way around having to purchase thousands of dollars worth of textbooks for the course. I will certainly be patrolling the ck12 site more to see what is offered.

Thing 5 - Differentiated Learning

Several things stood out to me with this topic. First of all, I think I already do a relatively decent job of presenting in different styles to help ensure that all students are learning in our classroom. I put a great deal of time into ensuring that all learning styles and modalities are addressed at some point during each unit and I try to spiral these throughout a course.

The thing that stands out to me is the statement about not using one style all the time and that "no single teaching methodology for pattern recognition will be satisfactory for every learner". I find this interesting because my district is currently pushing univeral methods and strategies that they want every teacher to use k-12 to help ensure that methods are more transparent and transportable. I personally don't agree with this stance and I keep having research shoved at me to show why its effective. I, in return, push research back at my leaders that using a variety of methods is central to helping every child learn.

I personally believe that the flexibility in differentation is the key to it being successful. Giving a variety of opportunities to demonstrate learning that applies best to the individual is ideal. Over my 11 year career, I have certainly become more flexible in how I allow a student to demonstrate their learning. For instance, most projects in my class are open-ended now, ie. the task can be completed however the student wishes as long as the objectives are met.

Thing 4 - Thinkfinity

Amazingly, I used thinkfinity.org and on my first search under 9-12 science, I found two activities that I would like to use in my classroom (normally it takes me forever to find things that I can use without me having to tweek them to my liking.

The first thing I found was a research/interactive activity that deals with cell division and how it relates to skin cancer. This is a direct correlation to the CEs I'm expected to teach in my biology class so having one place to go was nice for a change. The activity first involves completing some research and completing some tutorials, and then leads to an activity that requires the students to apply their knowledge to patients who need consultation on potential cancerous tissue in their skin. This activity looks like it could be completed by my students within one block and would be a great application & synthesis activity following our learning of the cell cycle. URL: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/pdfs/skincancer1_actsheet.pdf

Another link I quickly found was a list of short (3-5 minutes) videos that shows how science applies to everyday and extraordinary situations. The original link takes you to a series of videos that show how science applies to the winter Olympic events (and the videos are made by NBC & its Olympics video crews), but further searching found links to more videos as well. I would like to use these to help reinforce some of the topics I cover in all of my classes, especially the physics pieces that I teach in my physical science class.
URL: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.php?DocID=213