Copyrights

After reading about it now I realize that this copyright stuff is serious. I thought it was only about money, but it is basically about control. The laws of United States protect you, and your copyrighted material. Whether its music, movies, painting, software, etc if you own the copyright you can decide how it is used. The main thing I learned about the Copyright Act is that it gives the owner the right to reproduce work, distribute copies, lease, or transfer the ownership. One important final fact to note is that copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression.

Fair Use

Fair use allows limited duplication of copyrighted material. I learned in section 107 of Title 17 of the 1976 Copyright Act, that under certain circumstances, teachers are allowed to duplicate copyrighted material. Although this is useful to teachers we must be careful, because the rules are clearly stated and one mistake could cost us dearly.

I loved the two hand outs that I printed called Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers. This helps us in the future so as teachers what can we do under the law. I want to be safe and follow the guidelines closely. With these handouts, and some research on the internet, you can learn all about fair use and: printed materials, photographs, music, videos, internet, and television.

There is so much to learn, and I don’t want to make a mistake just because I didn’t do my research. The last thing I want to is get in trouble with the law, and ruin my career. The fair use doctrine, I believe is very generous. I hope to study it more closely, and pass this knowledge on to my future co-workers. We should always be respectful to the owners of copyrights, and follow the fair use guidelines.

Nettiquete

I had never read about proper surfing on the internet, which I have been using for years. I was going through the list, and it’s pretty much common sense stuff. However, I feel that this list is very useful for children who are going to use the internet for the first time. It shows them the right way, and then they can pass this knowledge on to others. I never came across a website like this before. The thing that made me chuckle was the line about not capitalizing everything, because it seems like you are shouting. I always capitalize when I get excited so now I know people are probably thinking that I am screaming. Another thing that I learned was about not writing too much, and if you do have paragraphs so it’s easy on the eyes. This point made a lot of sense to me. I never make this mistake, but it reminded me about when I read a student’s discussion. I prefer reading them when I see like three paragraphs, it just goes by faster. I also don’t feel overwhelmed when I read it. Although I learned these facts later in life it is never too late, and I will pass this knowledge to my family and friends.

Cyber Bullying

I know bullying has been around for a very long time, but I had no idea that cyber bullying is getting as bad as the non-cyber type. At least one in three teenagers is the victim of cyber-bullying. After thinking about it, I think people feel less accountable. They are at home doing this nonsense, and remain anonymous. With all the social networks that are out there, you can really embarrass somebody and destroy their life. The part that drives me crazy is knowing that when something is said online, pretty much it is there forever. The way I feel the people that cyber bully should face some consequences, and if they are kids they deserve serious punishment so they won’t think of doing this horrific act again.

Physical Education and Technology

My name is Vanessa Tippol. I have 3 sisters, and I am the oldest. I am also the first one to graduate from a university. My parents are from El Salvador, and I was born here in Dallas. I am the first generation to be born here in the United States, and I am proud to be a part of this nation. As far as my education goes, I am majoring in ALL-Level Kinesiology. I want to be a Physical Education Teacher because my passion is to help students stay active their whole lives. I will start my residency in the fall, and I am so excited to start my career.

My vision of technology in the Physical Education classroom is active gaming. Children are already surrounded with technology, so you add physical activity and make the students heart rates go up while they are having fun. They will get a great workout without even realizing it. Lisa Hansen the co-director of the active research lab at the University of South Florida says that kids are going to be in front of a screen, but the difference is students are going to active. Right now 1500 schools are using some type of active gaming. Another thing we can do is blogging in which we can talk about nutrition, physical activity, physical education, and so many other topics. Technology is all around us, and we need to hop on the bandwagon and not be closed minded.

My goals for this class are: to read the whole book, make an A in the class, but most importantly I want to learn as much as I can about technology. I am a little behind as far as blogging is concerned. I have never blogged before, and I am excited. My goal is to learn something from every chapter, and apply it to my life and pass on the knowledge to everyone that is not familiar with technological advances. I am working with students, so I want to make them wiser. I want to get them prepared because when the next generation comes in they will bring new technologies. I want to teach my students to be open minded, to be open to new technologies and concepts so they can keep up and not get left behind.