Shared culture

Today students worked through some reading (albeit it boring!) about copyright, public domain, and fair use. At the end, they watched a very entertaining video titled  "Fair Use Tale" and try to determine whether or not the video was fair use. As students start their PBL this week, I want to stress the importance to them of using media and graphics responsibly--if we want the internet to become our shared culture, it's vital that we only use content for which we have permission and that we credit the creator.

Students should also have drafted their This I Believe essays by now and need to bring them to class on Wednesday this week--I'll give some suggestions for revision before kids post their essays to their blog. It is important that students keep track of the calendar for the next two weeks--since we'll be working on their PBLs, we deviate a bit from our standard weekly schedule.