I finished my iSafe training!! I'm excited to be able to teach these things to my future students in hopes that I can help them work towards a safer cyberspace. I hope through sharing real stories about the hazards of the web students will realize how important it is to keep themselves safe online.
This assignment has really opened my eyes to all the pitfalls someone could fall into when producing what seems to be innocent multimedia productions.
This is my first find:
My first reaction is that this baby is so cute! But, that's just what I think. With over five million views I realize that many people are watching this video, so its contents are being widely spread. The important thing to notice is that this is more than a dancing baby thug. I would like to give these parents the benefit of the doubt by assuming they purchased their ringtones legally, so they followed copyright laws there. However, they are now letting millions of other people have access to this music by posting this material on the internet. This is allowed on password protected sites, so maybe they should have put this video on their family blog. It doesn't seem worth it, but I suppose if they felt their child had a shot at the music industry these parents would have to purchase the rights to using this music in their video.
Here is my second find:
Aside from the fact that I absolutely love the humor of this commercial, I think it brings up an interesting copyright situation. Kotex uses clips from other tampon commercials to make their point. While I couldn't readily identify what brand each clip came from, there were a few I recognized because I had seen the original commercial. Now, Kotex doesn't flash their competitors brand names across the commercial, but as I said you can tell where the clips are coming from. Since this is a well known brand it is safe to say that they covered all their bases while obtaining these clips. I looked on the Kotex website and read over their legal information, and they are very clear about what may be used and how it should be used and what they have used. So, addressing how I found this video on youtube I know that it was not a violation of copyright laws for this user to post it. I know this because the Kotex website states that those interested may use their resources in their original fashion--which is how this video is.
I subscribed to a blog about how Health Education Ignores Sexuality because that is a controversial topic in my subject area. State standards vary and I think it's interesting to hear different opinions. This one is from an Atlanta newspaper. As a health educator I think it's important to stay open minded and be willing to keep learning so that you may become a better teacher.
I subscribed to the blog of a student in this class who is also a School Health Education major. Most of my subscriptions are to blogs about health, but this person provided a lot of links about using technology. My subscribing to their blog I am able to have that access without having to find them all myself.
I subscribed to a PBS teachers resource blog. I like this because it has a lot of posts and is very reliable information. I think PBS has always been a valuable source of knowledge for educators, so this blog provides me with lots of different resources for improving my teaching skills. It also addresses somewhat political issues I might not otherwise be aware of.
I subscribed to The Health Care Blog as well. Being that my emphasis is health education I liked the idea of having a stream of posts just about health care in general. This blog can keep me up to date on some of the more political issues revolving around health care, which is especially important considering the latest health care reform. As I begin my teaching career I will need to be somewhat well versed in this.
I subscribed to Web MD, which is a website I've used often in my daily life, so I feel familiar with it. This site provides health information that is easily accessible and easily understood by the masses. If I just want a quick update on the latest health issues being talked about I can look at this resource.
The mister and me met at BYU through a small act of fate in which she moved in with his sister and he complimented her jeans. We became engaged amidst roses and white lights in November 2010. We were married for time and all eternity in the Oakland LDS temple on May 21, 2011. And now? The Mister is hard at work for a health care facility and the Me is just trying to get through my last semester at school. We are certainly enjoying our little life and home together!
