Sunday, November 30, 2014
District Wide Information
Marshall High School Community Book Sale
Please come support the annual Community Book Sale starts Tuesday, Dec. 2nd and runs through Monday, Dec. 8th. The sale is open until 6 PM on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd and Thursday, Dec. 4th. All merchandise is 50% off. The profits from this sale along with collaboration with the public library will bring an author to Marshall High School and the Marshall-Lyon County Library.
Copyright Morsel
Know Your Copyrights is an article to use as a reference for teachers to know what they can do when using works in their teaching. This article is written with higher education teachers in mind, but the essence of all that is presented is applicable to all teachers. As I continue to provide tidbits about copyright each week, hopefully you will find some of the resources helpful in your teaching.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
District Wide Information
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is an outstanding resource for educators, parents, kids, families and schools. It offers reviews and ratings for movies, tv shows, games, apps and much more. It also provides excellent resources for educators in terms of digital citizenship (this is the resource I used for our district wide digital citizenship course resources), 1:1 essentials, professional development to name a few. New is Parent Concerns/Common Sense Media where screen time, cyberbullying, privacy and internet safety, Facebook, Instagram, social media, learning with technology, and special needs and learning difficulties are the topics of focus for parents. Each topic includes FAQ's, articles and video resources. Check this out and share this fantastic resource with parents in your classroom.
Copyright - A Fair(y) Use Tale
This week's copyright resource is the video below addressing fair use.
Common Sense Media is an outstanding resource for educators, parents, kids, families and schools. It offers reviews and ratings for movies, tv shows, games, apps and much more. It also provides excellent resources for educators in terms of digital citizenship (this is the resource I used for our district wide digital citizenship course resources), 1:1 essentials, professional development to name a few. New is Parent Concerns/Common Sense Media where screen time, cyberbullying, privacy and internet safety, Facebook, Instagram, social media, learning with technology, and special needs and learning difficulties are the topics of focus for parents. Each topic includes FAQ's, articles and video resources. Check this out and share this fantastic resource with parents in your classroom.
Copyright - A Fair(y) Use Tale
This week's copyright resource is the video below addressing fair use.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
District Wide Information
Getting Kids to Love Reading
I continue to search, find and read about ideas to get kids to love reading. I love reading and know much about why reading is beneficial to you no matter your age, but getting kids to love reading is something that doesn't happen with taking an AR quiz or writing a book report. As in this article, Jon Scieszka on How to Get Kids to Love Reading, the focus isn't on how important or good it is to love reading, but allowing kids to read what they love is the beginning of developing that love for reading. Gretchen Rubin's post Now I Stop Reading a Book If I Don't Enjoy It. Do You? reminds us that we have the permission to stop reading a book if we are not enjoying it. My son loved reading the Artemis Fowl series when he was young. I wanted to read them too to share what he enjoyed and to be able to tell other students, "Hey read this book, it is great!" I tried several times to read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. I never finished it. It still sits in my "books to read" pile on my night stand, but I continue to choose other books over this one. It is important for kids to learn that it is just as important to abandon a book they aren't enjoying as it is to read books because we can't put them down. This is that love of reading.
Copyright
Copyright with Cyberbee offers information about copyright for teachers and students. It also has an interactive Q & A resource to incorporate with lessons as appropriate for what you are teaching. Check it out and help raise student awareness about copyright.
I continue to search, find and read about ideas to get kids to love reading. I love reading and know much about why reading is beneficial to you no matter your age, but getting kids to love reading is something that doesn't happen with taking an AR quiz or writing a book report. As in this article, Jon Scieszka on How to Get Kids to Love Reading, the focus isn't on how important or good it is to love reading, but allowing kids to read what they love is the beginning of developing that love for reading. Gretchen Rubin's post Now I Stop Reading a Book If I Don't Enjoy It. Do You? reminds us that we have the permission to stop reading a book if we are not enjoying it. My son loved reading the Artemis Fowl series when he was young. I wanted to read them too to share what he enjoyed and to be able to tell other students, "Hey read this book, it is great!" I tried several times to read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. I never finished it. It still sits in my "books to read" pile on my night stand, but I continue to choose other books over this one. It is important for kids to learn that it is just as important to abandon a book they aren't enjoying as it is to read books because we can't put them down. This is that love of reading.
Copyright
Copyright with Cyberbee offers information about copyright for teachers and students. It also has an interactive Q & A resource to incorporate with lessons as appropriate for what you are teaching. Check it out and help raise student awareness about copyright.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
District Wide Information
Happy 50th Birthday Flat Stanley!
I still have the Flat Stanley book I ordered from Scholastic book orders when I was in elementary school. He has been modified, but after 50 years many students love to read Flat Stanley books as well as participate in activities where they travel or take Flat Stanley on family vacations or around town. What a great way to excite students with reading! Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney on Twitter celebrates Flat Stanley's 50th Birthday while on his book promotion tour for his newest book, The Long Haul.
Copyright
As a part of Auburn University's Digital Citizenship website, I am focusing on two areas:
Copyright for Teachers and Copyright & Plagiarism for Students. Both of these website pages have excellent information to help clarify and better understand copyright. Both pages include excellent videos. The first video found in Copyright & Plagiarism for Students provides some parameters as to how much of a source can be used and how without violating copyright. The second video illustrates what plagiarism is, how it can be avoided and more. I encourage teachers to review these pages and consider incorporating the student information in lessons or projects that involve research or making multi-media presentations.
I still have the Flat Stanley book I ordered from Scholastic book orders when I was in elementary school. He has been modified, but after 50 years many students love to read Flat Stanley books as well as participate in activities where they travel or take Flat Stanley on family vacations or around town. What a great way to excite students with reading! Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney on Twitter celebrates Flat Stanley's 50th Birthday while on his book promotion tour for his newest book, The Long Haul.
Copyright
As a part of Auburn University's Digital Citizenship website, I am focusing on two areas:
Copyright for Teachers and Copyright & Plagiarism for Students. Both of these website pages have excellent information to help clarify and better understand copyright. Both pages include excellent videos. The first video found in Copyright & Plagiarism for Students provides some parameters as to how much of a source can be used and how without violating copyright. The second video illustrates what plagiarism is, how it can be avoided and more. I encourage teachers to review these pages and consider incorporating the student information in lessons or projects that involve research or making multi-media presentations.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
District Wide Information
5 Tips for Helping a Student Find the Right Book
I continue to find articles and ideas to help teachers to reach out to students to develop a love of reading just like they love their favorite food, and to help students make reading a part of their daily lives just like eating, brushing teeth or sleeping. The linked article offers 5 tips for helping students find the right book to read. I notice that one reference for this article is The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller. I am currently reading her second book titled, Reading in the Wild. Another reference for this article is Kelly Gallagher's Reading Reasons. This book is a series of mini-lessons aimed to motivate middle school and high school students to read. It explains "real world" reasons why students should be readers.
Copyright Morsel
Copyright Morsel is a new addition to my weekly postings in Media Info Bits to provide copyright information in small amounts. This week I have included the following short video (approx. four minutes):Copyright Is video. This video helps to illustrate what copyright is, and to help understand the importance of copyright.
I continue to find articles and ideas to help teachers to reach out to students to develop a love of reading just like they love their favorite food, and to help students make reading a part of their daily lives just like eating, brushing teeth or sleeping. The linked article offers 5 tips for helping students find the right book to read. I notice that one reference for this article is The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller. I am currently reading her second book titled, Reading in the Wild. Another reference for this article is Kelly Gallagher's Reading Reasons. This book is a series of mini-lessons aimed to motivate middle school and high school students to read. It explains "real world" reasons why students should be readers.
Copyright Morsel
Copyright Morsel is a new addition to my weekly postings in Media Info Bits to provide copyright information in small amounts. This week I have included the following short video (approx. four minutes):Copyright Is video. This video helps to illustrate what copyright is, and to help understand the importance of copyright.
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