Tool # 3

For your Tool #3 Assignment:

Tool #3 is all about using the web to find videos, and pictures that can be used in the classroom.  It also explores the copyright laws and how it effects educators. I have broken this up into 3 parts. 
Part 1: Video
I looked at a few of the sights mentioned, here are my thoughts. 

Teacher Tube: I noticed a lot of lessons that teachers put online.  A lot of videos with songs.  It was kinda of cumbersome to search for something specific.  For example, I thought that maybe I would watch a teacher do a writer's workshop lesson and instead I saw a video of a book that a child made using a program.  

Kid Tube: Full of music videos, Nickelodeon clips, and seemed like a good site for teens.  I typed in Panda Bears to see if I could pull up any movies about them and it actually did pull up a few cute videos.  
School Tube: I liked this one the best.  I went to look at different channels by category and found a national geographic channel that students could use to watch videos of animals. 

I also found a really good video that I can use this year when we teach parts of the plant.  It is to the song by Dr. Jean.  I have it on a pocket chart but, but it would be fun for my students to watch it on the computer or ipod. 
(See the Video Below)

I also found a video on http://www.youtube.com  I am teaching about the Statue of Liberty next week and plant to show this one to my students.  It has a ton of facts and actually shows the steps one would take to get to the crown.  
(See Video Below) 

Part 2
Copyright Law: 
I knew that if you are using something for education there is exemptions copyrighted material depending on the purpose.  I learned that if you're using something in a different way than it was intended or if you change it to improve it or add value than you are not breaking any copyrights. 
Part 3
Picasa Web Albums
I looked at a few pictures that I might use for my homes unit.  We study homes around the world and I read a bunch of books but it might be cool to find some pictures that I could use to have students match the home to the habitat.