Web 2.0: Making the web work for you (Unit B: finding media for projects)

      This book is a really great tool for teachers in incorporating web 2.0 tools in the classroom. The chapter begins by helping the instructor to better understand copyright. It discusses the purpose of copyright by explaining that the majority of parts consist of originality, fixation, and expression. As a teacher who plan on using a variety of multimedia in my classroom, I was glad that the chapter broke down copyright, so I know how to properly use it in my classroom. There is even a chart that breaks down uses into fair use and unlikely fair use. This is extremely helpful. It even introduces the website www.creativecommons.com to the instructor so they may license their own work easily by breaking down each step in the process.
      The chapter then goes on to assist the instructor in finding images. The author chooses to use Flickr as his means of finding images, so he instructs the teacher to go to flickr and make or sign into their account. Then to use the explore list and creative commons in order to view a variety of license types. Then he instructs the teacher to choose the attribution-only CC license, which will then bring up the one hundred most recent photos with that license. You can also search for whatever you would like, and you can limit the license type by using the advanced search feature. I really liked how they broke this down. While I am familiar with searching for images, I am not as familiar with searching for photos with particular licenses.
      The chapter then proceeds to finding video. It instructs the teacher to go to www.archive.org, which contains a collection of a variety of video clips. You can then search the site using key words for the type of clip you need. You can then view and download any clip that you deem as useful for you classroom. I had not previously heard of this website, so I was excited to gain another useful tool to use as a teacher.
      Next the author goes into detail of how to find music. This time he uses www.jamendo.com to find audio clips. You can take a tour of the site to help you better understand what you are looking for. You may then listen and download any track you like. Again I had not previously heard of this site. This was an extremely helpful site, especially to teachers who may not be very familiar with technology.