Copyright/Creativity

First of all, let me apologize for this late post!
With all the chaos of my various class projects, I totally forgot about my blog and delicious accounts! I'm so, so sorry!

The readings for this week were very interesting, and I liked the discussions on copyright and creativity. It seems that these two have much to do with each other.

As educators, we definitely need to find new ways of doing things that don't infringe on copyright laws. With all the new technologies out there, it's difficult to know where to draw the line.

I really, really liked the idea we talked about on the class discussion board about having students send letters or emails to authors/companies asking about their work. Whether the class is asking for permission to use part of the work, or just asking questions about copyrights, it's a great experience for students to have. My only consideration is that it might be a good idea to have students write to local authors or companies, which may be more likely to answer communications than those who are more well-known.

This is a very creative way to discuss copyrights with students-- they are actively participating in the lesson and learning about what the work means to the one who created it!

I think it's getting hard for teachers to keep up (creatively) with all of the mind-boggling aspects of web 2.0... I'll be interested to see what the future of education brings in terms of creative activities and lessons for students.