I experienced two main emotions during Hiestand's presentation. During the first part, I felt empowered. I felt supported. During the second part - copyright - I felt overwhelmed and a little scared! I am not a fan of gray area, and with copyright law (and student press law) there seems to be a lot.
During our lunch breakout session today, Michelle shared what she does to avoid copyright infringement when it comes to using lesson plans she finds online. She emails the author/owner of the the material (and usually gets a prompt and affirmative response) and if she is granted permission to use the work, she staples the email to the lesson plan and puts it in a file. Yes, that sounds like a bit of work. But, I think it's a good practice - and a good lesson to share with students.
Another good, practical tip I took away from Hiestand's presentation is to look on government websites like FEMA and the Dept. of Defense for free photos, since they are public. Also, I plan to take advantage of my principal's support of student press rights and propose a student media policy to ensure protection in case I am not always so fortunate to have the support of my administration.
So many ideas...
Meghann Peterson
Chanhassen High School
Chanhassen, Minn.
Meghann Peterson
Chanhassen High School
Chanhassen, Minn.
What kind of gameplan/speech do you plan on having with your staff about what we learned during this session? I've been raking my brain to figure out HOW to present what was presented to us during this presentation. If you have some good ideas let me know. We covered so much in such a small amount of time. What are the key pieces of this presentation you would go over?
ReplyDeleteThanks!