My Copyright Action Plan

I can't make more than one copy of a short story, regardless of whether or not it comes from a collection unless it is under 2,500 words. If it is more than that, I am allowed to copy part of a work of prose that can equal up to a maximum of 1,000 words or 10% of the work. I must have at least 500 words of the work included in my copies.
I can make editorial or simplifying changes to a printed copy of a work that the school or I have purchased as long as the overall legitimacy of the work is not tainted.

I can't make more than a single recorded copy of a performance of a work by a student.
I can make copies of a poem if it is less than 250 words and/or if it doesn't take up two pages of paper when it's printed. If the poem is larger than 250 words, I'm only allowed to copy a maximum of 250 words to use as an excerpt.

I can't make copies to substitute for the use of books.
I can make a single copy of the chapter of a book to use in preparation for teaching



I plan on following the copyright rules as closely as possible. There are a lot of things to read up on and understand, but I plan on doing my best to make sure that I respect all of the laws of copyright in my classroom.

https://angellms.sbuniv.edu/section/default.asp?id=EDU%2D2823%2D1%2D2011FA

Multimedia in my Classroom

In too many instances, people associate any class dealing with language and literature as boring. This is a mentality that we as English teacher must fight from the first day of class. Sadly enough, there are many high school students who come into contact with English teachers having little to no reading and/or writing ability. This creates a conundrum for some English teachers as much of their content comes from reading books and writing about them. There are some other ways to present information in class.

Video is a great way to reach students who are more visually oriented. A student may have difficulty picking up on the character development of Jem and Scout in "To Kill a Mockingbird" as they read the novel. A great way to help them make connections is to let them watch the movie. This way they can see the story unfold in front of them.

Audio is another great method of teaching in the English classroom. As a student, it was quite a struggle for me to understand "Beowulf." In one of my college classes my teacher showed us a video of a poet performing the epic poem in the old tongue. Technically, I was able to understand the poem even less because of the Old English that was used, but the reading was so beautifully haunting that I found myself holding the poem in a higher regard than I had before. Poetry is a part of an English class that can benefit greatly from use of audio. Many times a poem can take on new meaning when a student is able to hear it rather than just read it.

I think video and audio are great technological aspects that can be utilized to help students in English class. However, I still don't believe they should take the place of text. In my mind they should only ever be supplements to the texts a teacher uses. Reading and writing should always be the focus in an English class.


http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/11-techy-things-for-teachers-to-try.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+freetech4teachers/cGEY+(Free+Technology+for+Teachers)