WEEK 2 Copyright

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Week 2 Assignment: Copyright and Creative Commons/Padlet

Use in the classroom or educational setting/Lesson:

-          Students will access the Padlet page on their own in a small group.  They will be directed to watch/ view items in the following order (which is not necessarily the order they see on the board).  This would be an ongoing task for those who finish work early and then wrap it up with the whole group.  

-          4^th Grade Standard: RL 4.3. Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text.

-          Objective:  Students will identify the character traits of a major character in their story and justify those traits by citing evidence from the text.

o   Watch the 2 videos reviewing character traits

o   Review the 2 lists of character traits.  Add to notes.

o   Look at 2 pictures (runner and Schumacher) and describe what characteristics they would predict just looking at the picture.  Students can add characteristics to the Padlet.

o   Students choose 1 of the 3 graphic organizers to complete with their ongoing independent reading book.

o   Assessment: Students can begin to read the “Jumping Frog” story online.  Complete hard copy.

-          At the end of fourth grade, students write a five paragraph research essay.  We begin discussing the rules of research and citing.  Primary and secondary sources are discussed.  I will teach students that they need to copy the title, author, date/year published, date accessed when they find an article, etc. We also discuss citing sources within the paper (mostly MLA style since it is fairly easy).  This will be the first time many students are seeing/hearing about copyright/sources/citation, etc.

Application:

            Last week the segmenting principal really stood out to me and my classroom.  I think the Padlet website connects well with the principal because students can look at each piece added to the Padlet (picture/website/graphic organizer) at their own pace.  The lesson overall aligns with this principal because all students are working at their same pace, yet all students are accountable for their learning with an assessment at the end. 

            The redundancy principal explains that students learn better when they see and hear information presented only once verses reading and hearing it at the same time.  Padlet allows students to listen to videos or songs and see images without extra information.  This is because they are learning the information independently and not hearing the information from the teacher as well.

            I used both principals in designing my lesson because they are easy to implement and they lend themselves nicely to the Padlet format. It’s an easy practice for students when they work independently or in small groups.   

Reflection:

My thinking hasn’t really changed much this week from what I have learned about copyright, creative commons, etc. in the past.  I understand the importance protecting your own images and ideas as well as protecting the rights of others.  What really stood out to me and made me think was when I added the photo of myself to my page.  I realized that I wouldn’t want someone using my image without permission, especially for something I don’t approve of or if the photo was altered in some way.  I enjoyed finding all the resources for my Padlet page and creating the board.  I think that the students would like using the website for research projects and other activities.  The issue I have with Padlet and other technology in general is that students have little access to it at school and at home.  There are very few computers at school for students to access and many of my students only have internet access through their parents’ Smart Phones.

I didn’t notice any tensions between the content and principals because as I stated before, the principals lent themselves nicely to the Padlet format.   I enjoyed creating the Padlet page and finding the resources.  Finding the copyright citations was not fun and tedious.  The only question I guess I have left is the expectation for student citation.  If I were to have students (8-10 years old) create a Padlet page with images, are they expected to cite the same as an adult?  Or is there a level understanding for younger students?