Week 3 post

This week in class we talked about TPACK. This is the integration of Technology, Pedagogy, Content, and Knowledge. It tries to help us as teachers see the interactions of these different areas as we teach and realize that they affect each other. They interplay and do not work in isolation. I also was able to learn about Copyright and Fair Use from the tutorials. This was extremely interesting. I was surprised how much media is out there for the use of teachers that is for free. However there are a number of restrictions, most being understood with common sense. We should be responsible and not use anything that would harm the copyright holder. There are some sites that allow you to use their materials without restriction (ie. Creative Commons, Pics4learning, and freeplaymusic.com). Also we should remember that media that we use should be for educational purposes not for entertainment or reward, and should be acquired legally.