Copyright

When someone releases content that they are proud of, they want to ensure that they are at least credited when it's used for other purposes.  Musicians enjoy producing music for others to listen to, but also would appreciate those who use the music to credit them for their work as to encourage others to follow their other works.

Jeff Geerling.  (March 10, 2009).  "Macbook Pro".  Retrieved from http://bit.ly/201oF6f

What I have learned in this article is how to identify if I may use something with the proper citation.  Looking for the CC (Creative Common License) allows me to use the content, granted I sited it to give the author the credit they deserve.

OpenClipartVectors.  (October 2013).  "Playschool".  Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1W7RhLF

When teaching this topic to students, I will ask them to create a picture.  After creating it I could ask another student to borrow the picture, but then claim to have created it himself.  I will ask how the student who created the image feels and ask if it is fair for another person to take ownership of something they didn't make.  I hope this example will teach the students to properly cite things they use on the internet because that same type of feeling is what every author could feel.

Week 5 Reflection

What I have learned about my topic are the many ways I can have it exposed.  This week I concentrated a lot of my time producing a movie trailer for my Genius Hour Presentation.  I became more familiar with using Windows Movie Maker and even uploaded it to Youtube (first time I've ever done that!)  I am glad to hear about the different benefits of learning a musical instrument and how they can help not only children, but adults too.  We often interpret music as being able to count and play an instrument, but there are a lot of underlying skills that are required to be able to do this.  Having consistent and effective breathing patterns help people who play wind instruments, but this skill can also be transferred to activities that require running.  Being able to showcase my presentation in different ways has made this entire process exciting for me.  I had my movie trailer critiqued my a classmate and will continue to show my material to everyone around me!

I have learned that I am willing to learn.  I thought I already knew a lot about social media and presenting information to people but there are so many more ways that are interactive!  I would normally use Microsoft Powerpoint for presentations but using Powtoon, Windows Movie Maker, Youtube, and various other websites and programs has made me truly appreciate the many ways to create content.  I wouldn't normally want to learn things that I thought would only have one use, but exploring these different resources and tools has opened my view on learning new things!

From here I will continue to work on my project and finish my Ted talk.  I will have family and friends critique my video and listen to any suggestions they offer.  I will also show them the different tools I have been using and teach them how to use them.  I have organized my information for my presentation and just now have to organize my thoughts on how to deliver the information.  I want to make the presentation enjoyable to watch and just as importantly, a learning experience.  Having been exposed to all the things I have been in this course, I believe I can create a great presentation!