WebQuests

The process of creating a WebQuest has been very rewarding for me.  I feel like that's the kind of thing I can easily put into my classroom (especially with a tool like Weebly, which is super easy to implement).  With my student population, anything that moves class away from me standing in front and giving instruction is a good thing.  The idea that they can log on and have instructions and resources to work at their own pace would be very effective for my classes, and fits right in with my school culture.

Copyright Dangers

Today's presentation on copyright protections was interesting, and something that every teacher should probably see at some point.  I know that I, at times, am teaching in "emergency mode", where I'm scrambling to have something prepared for the next day, even the next period.  It seems that these would be the times where I would be most in danger of mistakenly violating a copyright; knowing more about what is and isn't fair use will help to avoid this danger.  I was happy to hear that copyright suits against schools and teachers are rare, but finding ways to avoid trouble is better still.