Copyright

Can I copy material from the internet for research?
Yes, as long as you cite sources of materials or in some cases permissions.

What consitutes research and fair use?
Fair use should follow the guideline - 'a "reasonable" portion of text or notated music.
eg. Printed text - 10% of the number of pages or 1 chapter of the book can be copied.
Electronic text - 10% of the number of words or 1 chapter of the work.

Can students (university or school) use music in videos that they make?
Yes they can, provided they have permisson from the owner of the music.

Task 3-Blog review

1. Teach ESL http://esl.about.com/od/teachingenglish/u/teach.htm

This is a really good website for teachers working with ESL students ranging from children to adults. It contains lots of tips, information, vdo clips for teachers to incoporate in their lessons.

The blog divides into 3 different section; Beginner, intermediate learners, and advance learners. In addition, the blog also offer a lot of tips and practice on different topics such as grammar, writing business letter, writing narrative and so on. These come with very succint and explicit instuctions and it is really easy to understand as a result students with intermediate level of English or advance level of English can learn independently as well.

This blog is highly recommended for teachers and ESL students because it is rich with resources and teachers can also share their experiences, tips, and feedback with other teachers which can help them developing their learning and teaching experiences with ESL students.

2. Elizabeth's Children's books blogs

http://childrensbooks.about.com/b/

This is another good blog for teachers, parents and teachers. Because it contains lots of interesting books which have been reviewed by Elizabeth Kennedy. She gives the blog followers short summary of each recommended books and the selection of books is very good because it cover a wide range of topics and disciplines such as English and HSIE. Thus, it is a good way to find resources for parents and teachers too.

She also categories books for children aged 1-12 years olds and this is really easy to follow because the blog is very user friendly. And the links are clearly indicated throughout the blog. Most importantly, blog followers are able to exchange their opinions in a discuss forum and share some feedback on children books that are worthwhile exploring too.

Text innovation

Based on the book "How to be a cat", students learn to identify different types of felines. They will also learn about the animals and they will also start comparing, contrasting and analysing which promotes high order thinking according to the studies. The images also allow them to see clearly what similarities and differences animals in this family share.

Video Review

The video has taken up a very vital issue in relation to new literacies which is the reliability of the information and knowledge posted on the internet and different websites. This has to be taken into the consideration of many people involved to give students advice and guidances for students when accessing the information so that students are able to access valid and reliable information.

website review

Website Review

AllStars : allstars.edublogs.org/category/projects

The website is very rich with lots of activities, projects and resources. It also features a wide range of topics and subject matters predominantly in HSIE, games, useful links. it allows students to share their knowledge with their peers or other students around the world as well as express their opinions and ideas on subjects matters. Students can use this website as a platform to start exploring Australia and other countries including other issues concerning environment too. In addition, teachers particularly those who are teaching HSIE can use a lot of resources on the website or incorporate different ideas acquired from the website into lessons.

Week 01-Digital Media& New Literacies

Brief Definition of the tern "New Literacies"

New Literacies are  the new ways of sharing information such as media, podcasts, websites, social networks and knowledge in a sensible and intellectual manner that is with a thorough examination of the information or sources of the information (Callow, 2008, p.14).