To learn more about School Tube, visit the URL below:
Please visit http://www2.schooltube.com/AboutUS.aspx

View: Copyright Guidelines for SchoolTube -by MENC.org
“Because SchoolTube uses streaming technology, the videos you’ll be posting are considered “performances” rather than “recordings.” To determine if you need a performance license, first determine the type of musical work/performance.” (see guidelines for detailed information and links).

Share an Audio/Visual Presentation Online
This is so exciting, now you can take your PowerPoint presentations, slide notes, and narration and convert them into a fast loading .swf file that can be easily viewed online.  Take a look at Kelly Cua’s Presentation “Land Divisions in Hawaii” to see an example of how this can be used in education.

Share Quick Loading Movie Clips Online – No more waiting!
This is also a great solution for those bulky movie clips that you want to post online.  Converting your .avi and .mov files to .swf makes them well “swiff” (.swf).  You will need a movie editing software that will allow you to import .avi, .wmm, or .mov files and export them as a .swf. I’ll cover the conversion in more detail in another blog post.

See a sample at http://blogs.ksbe.edu/dakim/2008/10/01/swf/

1. First upload the swf file, then send to editor, then click on the “Code tab” to get the full URL to the swf file. The full URL will start with http://… and end with .swf – Copy the full URL you will need it in the next step.

2. Click on  the silver “F” icon on the Visual text editor when writing a post

3. Paste the full URL to the swf file into the pop-up dialog box:

4. Enter 400 for width, then 300 for height when prompted. You can play with these numbers to see what works best if you are unsure of the file size.

5. Publish your post and test.

 KS Teachers who would like to be trained should contact:

1. HS: Your team leader
2. MS: Kerry Kamisato or Misty Inouye
3. ES: Liana Honda or Nani Pai

Request training for:

1. Using your KS Blog
2. Creating PowerPoint Presentations with Slide Notes and Narration
3. Using Adobe Breeze to Convert PowerPoint Presentations to .swf
4. Converting a .avi, .mov, or .wmm movie clip to a .swf (flash) file
5. Video taping student presentations & editing video
6. Recording Lessons for your Sub using Smart Board
7. Creating Interactive Smart Board lessons using Notebook 10
8. Using Microsoft Word for Research Writing / Papers.
9. Working with Images: Resize, add text, make selections etc..
10. Other: Share your training needs

Aloha,
Chandell

I would like to introduce you, virtually, to Nate Javellana who is the author of this online tutorial. Nate taught science at Kapalama Middle School, and likes to go by “N8″ online, or by “Uncle N8″ to his students.  We at ETS very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Nate, this year. Although Nate will be working with ETS-i to support Kapalama Middle School, we will all have the opportunity to benefit from his knowledge and his experience.

Nate is a very active blogger and has already posted a “ETS Flip Cam Quick Tip” tutorial with a PDF handout, created by Renee Teraoka Kapalama Middle School Computer Lab Kumu, and two supporting video clips to help you get up and running with importing your FlipCam Files to iMovie.

URL: http://blogs.ksbe.edu/najavell/2008/08/07/the-power-of-the-flip-camera/

Mahalo N8, the Hawaii Elementary School Teachers just put in a request for FlipCam training.
Chandell Asuncion

Today children are asking mom to put their “art work” online, in a blog designed to bring out the creativity within and receive feed back from family, friends and new acquaintances alike. Check out “Theblog Weemade” to see how budding artist of all ages are making use of social networks. http://theblog.weemade.com

If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the stories these images could tell us about the hearts and minds of their creators.

Darrell’s Sample Movie Clip
Source: Darrell Kim’s Sample Movie Clip (.mov format)

I can personally remember having ideas when I was a child, and wondering what to do with them… who do I call, where do I write, and who can I share this with? Not knowing who to contact, I wasn’t able to share my ideas with anyone. Many of us, at one time or another, has had an idea that others would benefit from, but had no one to tell the idea to. No one that is that could take that idea and put it into production. This is one of the areas that business are seeing as a gap between themselves and their community that can be “closed up” with the use of modern technology and 21st century skills.

We can take a look at our local news stations, or at a national news station like CNN, who ask the community to become on-the-spot reporters, photographers and videographers, capturing the news as it happens.

Encyclopedia Britannica is also looking at “closing the gap” on information literacy, by asking experts and individuals in the community to become a part of their knowledge base. In the School Library Journal released on June 11, 2008 Encyclopedia Britannica announced the launch of their new Britannica site which is about to go the Wikipedia route with personalized modifications that allow experts and the public to create, document and share knowledge on its site.

“The main thrust of this initiative is to promote greater participation by both our expert contributors and readers,” says Britannica. The hope is that the new Britannica site will create an online community that will engage thousands of scholars and experts, as well as regular users.¹

Hardware and Software companies have been piloting this model for years, as they roll out “beta” versions of their software and ask a select group of volunteers to use their product and provide feedback. They receive feedback on what is not working and what they would like to have in future versions. Beta testers are valuable to these developers because each of the users have different computer hardware, use different platforms and versions, and can offer a wide range of testing.

The internet has allowed for a myriad of social networks to form and collaborate. Today each of us are able to become a digital citizen, build meaningful mentor, student relationships, and provide a community service, at our convenience, using online productivity tools. We are able to become part of a community and improve the conditions of that community with our participation.

The “digital divide” comes into play if we don’t know how to participate. The same problems I experienced as a child, exist today for those who do not have 21st century skills. Many people are isolated and do not have access to computers, the internet, and proper training. What are schools doing? What are teachers doing? What are families doing? What are districts doing? What is our country doing? What are you doing to help close the gap that is being created by the “digital divide”?

Do you have 21st century skills? Are you are part of a social network? Do you contribute to the knowledge base of a community with your skills? Are you a mentor for someone who is new in your field? Are you a student who is looking to gain knowledge from a social network? Are you using the internet to collaborate world-wide? Are you using internet productivity tools to participate in or manage a project or a team? These are just a few of the skills we will need to close the gap on the digital divide in the 21st century.

For the first time in our history, big cities and small rural communities are on level playing fields. Will the United States be the for-runners of the global economy a year from now?

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Footnotes:

1. By Debra Lau Whelan — School Library Journal, 6/11/2008 2:00:00 PM http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=articlePrint&articleID=CA6569492 (062708)

Here is just a sample of some of the titles you will find:

1. Web 2.0: from Curious to Competent
2. Do Our Students Measure Up? How to Define and Assess Student Technology Proficiency
3. Taking One-to-One Computing to the Next Level– Laptop Learning Lightens Up Simple Storage Solutions
4. Professional Development Through Just-in-Time Learning
5. New students, new tools, new possibilities — Creating digital learning environments
6. Guide to Classroom Presentations — Harnessing the Potential of Interactive Technologies, Media Savvy for Today’s Students and Teachers
7. The Why and How of Interactive Whiteboards — Making a Difference, Tips and Tutorials for Purchase and Use
8. Keeping Students Safe Online — Securing the Learning Environment, Addressing the Challenges of Internet-Assisted Learning
9. PC Management in the Classroom: Kids, Computers, and Control
10. 1:1 Computing Guidebook
11. Digital Media in the Classroom — The Art of Digital Storytelling

And Much more…..

Quote: “According to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, “The primary objective of copyright is not to reward the labor of authors…but encourage others to build freely upon the ideas and information conveyed by a work.” In other words, copyright was created to benefit society at large, not to protect commercial interests.” ~ Hall Davidson

Resources for Educators and Students:
Do you know what the copyright law says that you can do as an educator or as a student? Is it different depending on who you are or what type of work you do?

1. Take Quiz: Take a quick 20 questions quiz to see how you stand.
2. Read Article: The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
3. Print Chart: There’s also a handy chart that outlines teachers’ fair use rights and responsibilities.
4. KS Guidelines: Basic Copyright Principals

Resources for Administration:
Copyright Guidelines for Administrators: This resource is designed to inform school leaders of what they may do under the law.

1. Read & Quiz: Copyright Primer for Administrators: Five Steps to Avoiding Copyright Problems, and Quick Quiz (Part One – PDF 2,707 K)
2. Print Chart: Copyright Guidelines for Administators (Part Two – PDF 634 K)

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