Module 6 - Picasa & Copyright

The Picasa platform is very flexible. I appreciate the online 'cloud' where all of your images can be saved and shared without having to download them to your computer. thus taking up valuable hard drive space. Being a google app, it fits very well with the concept of google docs and everything is accessible on the net. I feel a little like a broken record when I say that the implications of this platform are heavily effected if not all students have google accounts. In my position it would have to be the decision of the school to take this platform on board. The feature that caught my eye most was a rather simple one. The filing of photos in albums seems to lend itself well to the essence of ICON the upcoming reporting program for Catholic schools. uploading the pictures into the cloud, creating access for varied parties is a tool all educators will need to embrace. I think the most valuable learning I took away from this module was the information shared about copyright of images and You Tube footage. my students and I have a continuous discussion going on, in regards to what images they can or can't access for their work. their general understanding is that anything on the internet is fair game. after reading the links on copyright Ive actually been able to identify some child friendly statements that we can discuss. One part that stood out particularly for educators was the following clause: Section 28 allows teachers and students to play YouTube videos in class where it is: in the course of education and not for profit; and the people in the audience or class are giving or receiving instruction, or are directly connected with the place where instruction is given.

Module 5 Prezi

This module took me a long time to complete due to the amount of clips I needed to watch to have a good understanding of the new platforms. I really like the Prezi Platform and can see so many benefits for my students. I experimented with the program and just did the start of a Prezi, so that I could have a look at some of the features.