Finding and using online resources can be a daunting task. Not because things are hard to find but because there is so much to choose from. I have begun to access and use many online resources when I need to learn something new. Some of my favorites are YouTube, TeacherTube, and Atomic Learning. Going to so many different internet sources can be a challenge when you want to keep the locations a click away. A tool I have used for several years is call delicious.com. It is a way to bookmark websites and blog links that allows you to use those links from any computer with internet access. Gone are the days when you have your favorites on one computer and need the links while using another computer. I've even created an account for our school library to add links I need to share with staff and students.
Over the years copyright laws have been in a state of flux. For awhile educators were told that students shouldn't use any pictures, videos or music without giving proper citations. While I do agree that we must teach our students to give credit where credit is due I think having an expectation of complete citations from our primary students is beyond developmentally appropriate. So I am really pleased in the current definition that allows students to use these materials under Fair Use as long as their projects are contained inside the "walls" of the school and do not include someones complete copyrighted works.
I have tried using Picasa from the district Google site. However, it never loads correctly for me and the only thing I can figure out is my multiple Google accounts interfere with it opening correctly. I have used various image storage tools to find and use pictures. In fact I even made a post on ARK's Instructional Blog about teaching students how to do an advanced image search since it seems most teachers tell them to go to Google to find images. Along that note I have been able to use Google to do a Picasa Web Album search along with the advanced search perimeter of "labeled for reuse". The picture below is an example of one I found and decided to use.
Arlene,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your help with 11 tools! I think I'll try delicious.com. You always suggest great websites that are easy to use in our busy lives.
Arlene,
ReplyDeleteI added a bookmark to the terracelibrary page on delicious...I hope that's okay. It was a digital media resource that the LA director had shared at some point. As I was cleaning out my email, I didn't want to lose it, and didn't want to re-save my internet explorer bookmarks before my re-imaging next week. I guess I need to set up my own delicious page in order to save bookmarks for myself?