My Copyright Action Plan

Copyright laws are not as prevelant in the gymnasium or the weightroom like they are in the classroom. Honestly, being a physical educator and personal trainer copyright is one of the last things on my mind. There also is not as much media available or required for use. Much of the media is pointless to use when training and conditioning is involved. So i guess i will pretend that I am going to use media that will correlate three different points dealing with copyright.

1. Videotapes
2. Off-air taping
3. Multimedia and Educators

First of all, videotapes may rarely be used like all the other media types in physical education classroom. After reading what the Missouri Department of Education states about videotapes i have come to the conclusion that I will only show a video if it is correlated with my lesson.

Secondly, Off-air taping is something else that could possibly be used in physical education or through personal training. Having students film and describe their personal training sessions is a good idea for class participation and for a self-responsibility project. However, according to the Missouri Department of Education this type of copyright would only play an effect if the taping was of a program from the television. I would not allow my students to do so and would encourage them to create their own training programs for their personal training videos.

Lastly, is multimedia for educators. There are several laws of copyright for this particular topic. I would use a power point, if any media at all. I would teach through a power point created by me and cite all information retrieved elsewhere. I would also be sure to check the copyright laws for each specific aspect of the presentation such as pasteing a video, adding audio, etc.

I will try my best to follow the copyright laws, but I am not going to sit here and lie saying that I will always keep them in mind. They are very easy to forget and there way too many to remember.

Wikis for Classroom Use

After reading about Wikis I discovered that they are very interesting and can be very helpful for someone who is doing research or just a great source for general information. Personally, I am going to be a health and physical educator so wikis will not be prevelant among my lessons. However, I can easily see how someone would choose to incorporate a wiki into their curriculum and their lesson plans. The main aspect I noticed while reading was how wikis are so good with teambuilding and class cooperation. For example; an English teacher can post an essay onto a wiki and the class could cooperate to edit and proofread it. I also read that wikis are great for students doing group work to keep an online journal of work they have done together. I guess I could somehow use a wiki for one of my health classes. I could post an example of a fitness goal and have the class cooperate to build a diet to meet the goal. The opportunities are endless these days with technology it seems.

Multimedia in the Classroom

The article i chose from the New York Times was about a physical education instructor who decided to use a video game in his physical education class. This was not just your ordinary game though. This was the new Dance Dance Revolution video game. Bill Hines, a teacher at South Middle School in Morgantown, West Virginia, wanted to try this game out on the students in his class. Hines has been teaching for twenty-seven years and has not ever seen students react this way to one of his activities. Hines chose to use the game because the students get very involved and it is a good physical workout as the students try to follow the pattern by dancing. Using Dance Dance Revolution must be successful decision also because at least several hundred schools in at least ten states are using the program right now. 1,500 schools are expected to be using the game in their curriculums by the end of the decade. This game was originally used to aid in the nation's battle against childhood obesity.
This enhancement of technology is great for this particular situation. The students in the classroom needed another form of physical activity that would supply a new challenge and would also grasp their full attention and participation. This media is great for the physical education program and i would consider using this game in the future in my curriculum.

Schiesel, Seth. (30 Apr. 2007) "P.E. Classes Turn to Video Game that Works Legs." New York Times.

What is media?

The website where the article source is from is:

http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=18700330

What is media?

It seems as if media is taking this generation of teaching by storm. There are so many different forms of media in the world today that are being used in the classroom. I remember when i thought it was really cool to see the white, dry-erase boards put into the classroom. Now we have powerpoints and smart boards. Who knows what we'll have in the next couple of years the way technology in the classroom is growing.
Honestly, i never thought that much about media and how i could use it in the classroom. I knew i wanted to use powerpoint and of course the faithful dry-erase board, but i never thoought outside the box. I read some of an article on digital video in the classroom and figured that it would be a great idea for my field of teaching. I am going to be health and fitness teacher, and digital video would be great for this. I could possibly have my students tape their workout routines for class among other things pertaining to the subject. The article states that it is hard work and alot of responsibility for the students to complete these projects. It is also something the students would enjoy.