Copyright and a Great Example of Powerpoint April 5, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos, Fair Use.add a comment
By way of a Daring Fireball post, here is a link to Larry (I’ve always called him Lawrence) Lessig’s TED presentation on copyright. Worth watching for the content, which explains why the current state of copyright is working against creativity, not for it. The presentation is also a great example of how to use Powerpoint, or any presentation software, effectively by mixing short amounts of text, images, and voice. This presentation came shortly before Lessig left the copyright wars to focus on campaign finance laws in an effort to reform congress.
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/187
Flatten Your Classroom April 5, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Articles/Videos, Link Collections.add a comment
Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher, has posted details for how to flatten (connect to the world) your classroom. She lists 5 levels ranging from using tools like blogs but keeping the content and interaction within the confines of the classroom, all the way up to student directed interaction of connections around the globe. Examples of each level are very helpful. In the past I’ve outlined levels of technology integration for a class I teach and I think this is a nice 2.0 extension.
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/03/five-phases-of-flattening-classroom.html
