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Check out this Glog for organizing some Web 2.0 Teacher Tools!!!
It’s linked to several videos explaining what they are and how they work. There are also other other presentations, websites, publications, etc. that lists Web 2.0 tools for teachers.
Thoughts on Apple, Flash, Connect Pro and Adobe / Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed.
Why is the Apple / Adobe kerfuffle worth our attention? 3 Reasons:
See Apple’s Steve Jobs “Thoughts on Flash” letter at:
Media Literacy 2.x: Employing Fair Use Educationally in a Remix Era | EDUCAUSE.
Digital practices in education—everything from remix assignments to posting of material on Blackboard—provide new challenges to educational copyright policies and stretch far past existing educational and library exemptions. The doctrine of fair use, which permits reuse of copyrighted material under some circumstances, has become an ever more vital tool. The best-practices model pioneered at American University has greatly expanded the utility of fair use for filmmakers, online video makers, media literacy teachers, archivists, and OpenCourseWare makers. Their experience is valuable to librarians as they begin the same process.
To View this Resource in Video or Podcast format visit:
http://www.educause.edu/Resources/MediaLiteracy2xEmployingFairUs/196271
Today I had a student inquire about downloading Adobe Connect lectures to an iPod. So, we are going to “Make Offline” archives [as FLV files] and convert them to MP4 files. As the voice of a student says, “if you can do this it would be so helpful not only to myself but I am sure all of your students”.
Prospective converters:
Wish me luck!
