Here’s another good site for “copyleft” video: The Open Video Project. Some of the video is from NASA and other government sources, but the site is much better organized and easier to search than most government sites.
Animal Alphabet
As a part of the fun I’m having contributing to Wikijunior (part of Wikibooks, offering free, open content textbooks), I’ve taken an animal alphabet book there and made video and ebook versions of it. They’re available for viewing and download
Free "copyleft" visual resources
Every day, I am becoming a bigger advocate for copyleft licensing options for content. Copyleft licenses lets the creator maintain ownership (and copyright), while allowing others to share the content under terms specified by the creator. If you are looking
NECC-Closing thoughts
Here are some of my big take-aways from NECC this year: – There are a lot of new things going on, and they’re inspiring a lot of energy. (And I haven’t always felt this way at past conferences.)– Web 2.0
NECC session-Classrooms and Libraries for the Net Gen
I went to a session at NECC by Doug Johnson called “Classrooms and Libraries for the Net Gen” that I really enjoyed. I read Doug’s blog, but had never seen him speak before. He is a great presenter. The session
Edubloggercon – Classroom 2.0 session
Some quick thoughts from a session on Classroom 2.0 … – With wikis, some people are hesitant to add because they think they might be “wrong.” – School 2.o was too radical of an idea for many. [My note: I
Edubloggercon – video session
Some quick thoughts from a session on using video…. – We need research data on the effectiveness of video, so if you have any, please post and share. A lot of us have good anecdotal and qualitative data, but we
Internet blocking – help me understand
I’ve been thinking about Internet filtering and blocking in schools, trying to puzzle through the shades of gray and understand how current policies in this area can seem like a good idea to anyone. I understand that filtering is mandated
Grant for California schools
The next round of California’s Title IID Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant program for 2007-09 has been announced. Applications are due July 27, 2007. These are complicated applications to write, but it’s worth the work. The funding level is
Video proliferation
I love the recent explosion of user-created video content that’s going on in the world. It’s creative, thought-provoking, and empowering. I’ve also written previously about the great potential of video to help differentiate instruction and enrich student learning. However [rant