Friday, June 21, 2013

Blog Post #3: SPLC is the bomb dot com.


I both needed and enjoyed Mike Hiestand’s presentation today. I think it’s fairly obvious at this point that I am in the middle of a censorship battle with my administration (and, ultimately, with my school district). I am really thankful to have people like Mike on my side and to know that my students can begin the next school year with a little less fear.


I found it fascinating to hear the story behind Tinker, and would love to update my press law lesson to include those back stories. I love how much knowledge these speakers are bringing to all of our classrooms, and I feel so ready to teach my journalism I class in a whole new way (and there is still a week left!).


I am also really excited to write my article on prior review. Mike was a huge help in offering guidance, and I can only hope to bring some of his passion back to my news room so students understand how important their rights are.

For those of you in need of materials for your lessons on press law, the First Amendment Center has excellent quizzes and tools for advisers and the Illinois First Amendment Center will send you free posters, flash cards, DVDs, and other resources to use in your lessons.

Lastly, this is my favorite video for teaching Fair Use:





I am really looking forward to next week.


Tracy Marcello
Fossil Ridge High School
Fort Collins, Colo.

p.s. If you didn’t get the chance to hit the food truck rally at lunch today, it will be back at the market Wednesday night. I would definitely suggest making a special trip!
A non-alcoholic Guava-Rita from the Lunch A Libre food truck, $4 (and I got to keep the mason jar)
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 21, 2013 at 4:06 PM

    Thank you for the tips, Tracy. I will be looking at those materials.

    I liked the Tinker anecdote, too.


    Bonnie Katzive

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  2. UnknownJune 21, 2013 at 4:19 PM

    Boy that big cool drink looks very refreshing.

    Thanks for all these great resources and tips. That fair use video is also very helpful. Sometimes it is difficult to find resources for teaching these ideas which actually appeal to and catch the attention of students. These are super helpful.

    G Cantwell

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  3. UnknownJune 21, 2013 at 5:54 PM

    I hadn’t heard of this video until today, but I love it! I think my students will get a kick out of it, and hopefully it will help them understand more about copyright law in the first place.

    I agree with you about the back story of the court cases. I knew most of the information about Tinker from hearing Mary Beth speak, but I loved the extra details about Hazelwood and the Dean v. Utica court cases. I can’t wait to take those extra details back to my classroom.

    Julieanne McClain
    Rutherford B. Hayes High School
    Delaware Ohio

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