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Reply: They are extremely clos

2009-09-12T20:45:41.840+02:00

Reply: They are extremely close, but different times.

Last year I believe CABE was t

2009-09-12T20:45:35.174+02:00

Last year I believe CABE was the same weekend as CUE but it’s definitely worth going from what I’ve heard. I’m not sure if I’m going to CUE next year. Reply: They are extremely close, but different times.

Reply: I agree that children m

2009-08-05T02:15:17.234+02:00

Reply: I agree that children might not understand, however if you sat with them to answer their questions and even posed questions to them about what they are seeing you might find a great opportunity for discourse. Children unfortunately have to be exposed to these kinds of attitudes so they can learn what they are and how to respond to them. I will admit that sometimes I am hard pressed to figure out what to say, and unless I see an opportunity to further express my opinions ( one thousand characters is often not nearly enough to say all there is to say) by engaging them I don’t.When my children were young we would watch something on tv, I can’t even give you an example right now, but I bring it up to tell you that often times we didn’t finish watching the show because we had gotten into a discussion about something in the show that sparked a wonderful exchange between us. We all learned so much about ourselves, I had a chance to teach them, and they had a chance to teach me. I think you will find out a lot about your children, what they already think, what you have already taught them that you may not even realize they have learned.

Reply: Thank you so much for s

2009-08-05T02:15:09.734+02:00

Reply: Thank you so much for sharing. I went back and looked at the Shriner comments, and there is an interesting thing happening. If you look at the comments, there are a fair number decrying what others are posting. More importantly, the Bee has a rating system (thumbs up or down) for comments, and the positives are far outpacing the negatives. I’m thinking that post ranking might be an idea with the comments, and making a practice of posting something positive, and giving a thumbs up to posts that are constructive, even if you disagree with their point. That would help drown out the trolls a bit.I think you’re right about the comments everywhere. It’s a phenomena that’s been around since BBS chats/forums and the only way I know of to de-troll a place is flood it with the positive and ignore them.My specific concern is still sending my 9, 10, and 11 year olds to a site where mud is being slung.Pat D Reply: I agree that children might not understand, however if you sat with them to answer their questions and even posed questions to them about what they are seeing you might find a great opportunity for discourse. Children unfortunately have to be exposed to these kinds of attitudes so they can learn what they are and how to respond to them. I will admit that sometimes I am hard pressed to figure out what to say, and unless I see an opportunity to further express my opinions ( one thousand characters is often not nearly enough to say all there is to say) by engaging them I don’t.When my children were young we would watch something on tv, I can’t even give you an example right now, but I bring it up to tell you that often times we didn’t finish watching the show because we had gotten into a discussion about something in the show that sparked a wonderful exchange between us. We all learned so much about ourselves, I had a chance to teach them, and they had a chance to teach me. I think you will find out a lot about your children, what they already think, what you have already taught them that you may not even realize they have learned.

I comment regularly on the Sac

2009-08-05T02:15:02.234+02:00

I comment regularly on the Sacramento Bee Web site and have done for over six years. I mainly weigh in on the CPS articles but have read and commented other articles as well. I am usually pretty annoyed by these mean spirited commenters who spew their hate on a regular basis, but I know you can never really change their minds. I wonder sometimes if they are as harsh in every day life as they seem to be when they write the trash and nastiness at the Bee. Are they the ones who pull out in front of us even though we are the last car coming down the road, the ones who stand in front of you in the store so you can’t get through the aisle to the bread, the ones who flip you off as they roar past on the freeway because you are already doing ten miles over the speed limit but that’s too slow for them? I don’t know but I bet they are. To be fair I have discovered this kind of thinking and behavior happens on other comment sites at other papers around the country as well which says nasty is everywhere. Meanness is not confined to Sacramento, to California and I figure not even to the United States. Having said that it still saddens me that there is so much bigotry, hate and selfishness in the hearts of people. But we can take solace in the fact that there is also caring, warmth and love in some of the comments and commenters. We can only hope that those who hate will learn better but I am not sure it will be any time soon. Reply: Thank you so much for sharing. I went back and looked at the Shriner comments, and there is an interesting thing happening. If you look at the comments, there are a fair number decrying what others are posting. More importantly, the Bee has a rating system (thumbs up or down) for comments, and the positives are far outpacing the negatives. I’m thinking that post ranking might be an idea with the comments, and making a practice of posting something positive, and giving a thumbs up to posts that are constructive, even if you disagree with their point. That would help drown out the trolls a bit.I think you’re right about the comments everywhere. It’s a phenomena that’s been around since BBS chats/forums and the only way I know of to de-troll a place is flood it with the positive and ignore them.My specific concern is still sending my 9, 10, and 11 year olds to a site where mud is being slung.Pat D Reply: I agree that children might not understand, however if you sat with them to answer their questions and even posed questions to them about what they are seeing you might find a great opportunity for discourse. Children unfortunately have to be exposed to these kinds of attitudes so they can learn what they are and how to respond to them. I will admit that sometimes I am hard pressed to figure out what to say, and unless I see an opportunity to further express my opinions ( one thousand characters is often not nearly enough to say all there is to say) by engaging them I don’t.When my children were young we would watch something on tv, I can’t even give you an example right now, but I bring it up to tell you that often times we didn’t finish watching the show because we had gotten into a discussion about something in the show that sparked a wonderful exchange between us. We all learned so much about ourselves, I had a chance to teach them, and they had a chance to teach me. I think you will find out a lot about your children, what they already think, what you have already taught them that you may not even realize they have learned.

I’m actually not sure what you

2009-07-12T16:51:33.298+02:00

I’m actually not sure what your issue with this happends to be. Is it that you have saw some studies that showed that the child is harmed in some way by starting this way because personally being a stay at home mom. I am more then capable of teaching my child what she needs to know in kinder. I however am not keeping her back but toyed with the idea because I am not really ready to let my 4 year old go. I want her to go to school because she is getting bored at home and preschool is expensive. She knows and recognizes her alphabets she knows numbers til 50 we have practice phonectics and she has about 20 site words as well sounding out words begining stages of actual reading she is learning things her 1st grader cousin will learn we she starts school. hence my excitement for a freeeee montesorri school

Oh, and I have duplicates in t

2009-06-22T21:48:34.104+02:00

Oh, and I have duplicates in the schedule that I'll have to eliminate.

I forgot to mention that I hav

2009-06-22T21:48:05.356+02:00

I forgot to mention that I have a focus on STEM skills, due to a EETT grant I'll be working on. I also squeezed in two sessions on GoogleEarth which relate to work I'm doing for my husband with Walk Audits, and one on having students do presentations.

Reply: Oh, and I have duplicat

2009-06-22T21:47:09.863+02:00

Reply: Oh, and I have duplicates in the schedule that I’ll have to eliminate.

Sweetheart, it's easier when I

2009-06-22T21:46:42.117+02:00

Sweetheart, it's easier when I don't have to presented. That really made ILC and CUE hard this year. I'm merely and observer this time. We'll see how it goes.

Wow, Alice! I’m immensely emba

2009-06-22T21:46:22.117+02:00

Wow, Alice! I’m immensely embarrassed by your organization, not to mention your clarity of focus. I tend to slap everything I _might_ attend at NECC into my planner and use it as a sort of itinerary, which of course results in a planner so populated with those little yellow shields with exclamation points that it is most unsightly. That’s the fun of NECC, for me, is spending at least three days of at-the-moment choice, punctuated by required attendance at my own presentations I’ll see you at Edubloggercon (for which I’m typically double-booked)! and around at the SL Playground, I hope! Reply: Sweetheart, it’s easier when I don’t have to presented. That really made ILC and CUE hard this year. I’m merely and observer this time. We’ll see how it goes.alicemercer Reply: Oh, and I have duplicates in the schedule that I’ll have to eliminate.

They are extremely close, but

2009-06-18T18:53:17.025+02:00

They are extremely close, but different times.

Yeah, you can imagine how mess

2009-06-12T00:37:09.573+02:00

Yeah, you can imagine how messed up things get in California with kids not turning 5 until the end of November and they are either in kinder young, or parents red-shirt their late birth kids, showing up when they turn six in November, and they're placed in first with NO kinder.

Thank you so much for sharing.

2009-06-07T19:40:01.247+02:00

Thank you so much for sharing. I went back and looked at the Shriner comments, and there is an interesting thing happening. If you look at the comments, there are a fair number decrying what others are posting. More importantly, the Bee has a rating system (thumbs up or down) for comments, and the positives are far outpacing the negatives. I'm thinking that post ranking might be an idea with the comments, and making a practice of posting something positive, and giving a thumbs up to posts that are constructive, even if you disagree with their point. That would help drown out the trolls a bit. I think you're right about the comments everywhere. It's a phenomena that's been around since BBS chats/forums and the only way I know of to de-troll a place is flood it with the positive and ignore them. My specific concern is still sending my 9, 10, and 11 year olds to a site where mud is being slung.

blogged about Michelle Rhee’s

2009-06-02T14:50:06.853+02:00

blogged about Michelle Rhee’s boyfriend, and now Sacramento mayor, Kevin Johnson, and his legal trouble with the feds…it looks like there may still be repercussions from the GAO investigation: Mayor’s

Thanks for the wonderful advic

2009-05-31T17:34:36.233+02:00

Thanks for the wonderful advice! I am currently studying to be a teacher and have been thoroughly enjoying your blog. As a student, I have been spending much time in the classroom discussing, observing and practicing teaching. This fall we spent a considerable amount of time reflecting on classroom management and how to start the year off right – which is amazingly different for every teacher. We also have been studying how to incorporate technology into the classroom and use it to form the much needed professional community so that we can keep growing ourselves through reflection. Thank you for your thoughtful advice!

September 28, 2008 · No Commen

2009-04-01T17:50:37.116+02:00

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Great advice for new (and not

2009-03-28T19:14:51.211+01:00

Great advice for new (and not so new) teachers! I’d add the importance of reflection – what went well each class, what didn’t, and why. It’s only through this analysis that we can improve our practices.

Birthday Celebration Competiti

2009-03-11T19:59:34.214+01:00

Birthday Celebration Competition are | The Edublogger and they include this post I did on Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom | Reflections on Teaching. I also did this post, More than words… | Reflections on Teaching, about using images, which Sue

Ashley, Thank you for your gr

2009-03-11T04:23:47.394+01:00

Ashley, Thank you for your great post. I think it's a really good guide for all of us when we start blogging. I will definitely save your post to show my students when I have them starting their own blogs.

Thank you very much for writin

2009-03-10T19:32:38.296+01:00

Thank you very much for writing a post about my blog. If even only 1 person enjoys my post, like you, I’m glad. So thank you very much, I really appreciate it!

Yeah, I didn't need another su

2009-03-10T15:07:03.748+01:00

Yeah, I didn't need another supporter status either, I meant the honorable mention as not getting a prize. I liked being able to share Ashley's post myself, so no worries.

Hi Alice - I really wanted to

2009-03-10T05:12:50.202+01:00

Hi Alice - I really wanted to include your second post as I wanted to do the same with Sue Wyatt's post but I was restricted to how many I could give away :( I also wanted to go through the list and talk about the great things each person wrote but felt that it would have made the post longer.

Using threaded comments to bui

2009-03-08T20:12:19.897+01:00

Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom by Alice Mercer

I wasn’t invited to the summit

2009-03-05T21:06:30.011+01:00

I wasn’t invited to the summit. I wasn’t invited to the nadir. I have never given money to causes. Causes have given me very little in life, except grief.You sure have a busy travel schedule set up for yourself this summer!Me, I’m going on multiple, spontaneous trips to the nursery down the hallway from the master bedroom in my house. My wife and I have crafted a series of posters that will hang on a bi-weekly basis on the door of the nursery. Every other week, it’ll ‘feel’ like (’read’ like) we’ve entered a new, nursery-inspired locale.A sampler: - Baby Disneyland - Fetal Fair - St. Poopus - NECC (Nightly Examination of Cribs Conference) - Alan November

Using threaded comments to bui

2009-03-05T20:25:05.580+01:00

Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom by Alice Mercer

forward to working through the

2009-03-02T20:37:51.263+01:00

forward to working through them, and was especially pleased to see that my Sacramento colleague Alice Mercer was among them… addthis_url =

No you didn't sound snippy (no

2009-03-01T23:12:28.606+01:00

No you didn't sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

Thanks Kristin! Part of why I

2009-03-01T20:17:04.980+01:00

Thanks Kristin! Part of why I put that statement up was for my students. I explained to them what I was doing, and why I was doing it. I also tried to keep the statement general, rather than a long list of stuff and base it on my own judgment. I will update my list of links on Fair Use to include the new ones you provided. Keep up the good work!

Alice.. Thanks for the kind wo

2009-03-01T20:15:24.101+01:00

Alice.. Thanks for the kind words:) Since we met at NECC Temple Media Education lab has released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education . You can download a copy of your own. According to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy, teachers can:1. make copies of newspaper articles, TV shows, and other copyrighted works and use them and keep them for educational use2. create curriculum materials and scholarship with copyrighted materials embedded3. share, sell and distribute curriculum materials with copyrighted materials embeddedLearners can:4. use copyrighted works in creating new material5. distribute their works digitally if they meet the transformativeness standardFair use requires reasoning and critical thinking. In determining whether a particular use of copyrighted material is a fair use, you must consider the rights of owners as well as your own needs and purposes as a user. Review the principles and limitations identified on pages 10 -14 of the Code. Depending on the particulars of the context and situation, it will be necessary to ask permission, pay a license fee, or claim fair use.It takes practice to gain confidence in applying the fair use reasoning process. There is no one “right” answer in making a fair use determination, which is why the courts have established a “reasonableness standard” which limits the liability of librarians or teachers who make a good-faith judgment that might be judged to be a violation of copyright.No one fair use checklist “fits” a particular case or situation. In some cases, a checklist can actually interfere with reasoning. A checklist can become a substitute or a short-cut for critical thinking. In thinking about fair use, each particular case must be critically examined through a reasoning process. SO if an educator goes through such a process to justify their use as fair use, it would be unlikely that that educator would “get into trouble” for copyright violation.Check out this wiki that enables folks to ask questions, post best practices, and find out ways that others are teaching about copyright and fair use. Media Literacy is a CRITICAL skill in our global society. We must teach our kids to be good media consumers and good media producers and this requires critical thinking. To aid in the process, we have developed a a href=”http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/reasoning”> reasoning tool that can be used to think through that critical thinking process.I hope your readers find some of these links valuable! Thanks for continuing to share this message! Reply: Thanks Kristin! Part of why I put that statement up was for my students. I explained to them what I was doing, and why I was doing it.I also tried to keep the statement general, rather than a long list of stuff and base it on my own judgment.I will update my list of links on Fair Use to include the new ones you provided.Keep up the good work!

Reply: No you didn’t sound sni

2009-03-01T20:14:33.662+01:00

Reply: No you didn’t sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

I didn't take it as a critique

2009-03-01T20:13:43.223+01:00

I didn't take it as a critique, just wanted to explain why I did something US-centric, sorry if I sounded snippy.

Reply: Sorry Alice I should ha

2009-03-01T20:13:23.223+01:00

Reply: Sorry Alice I should have expanded my comment. I agreed with you that it is an important post and it is definitely included in the competition.The reason why I said I was glad you mentioned US was that people often get confused by laws that apply to in the US and those that apply in other countries. Then they make bad assumption that they are covered. For example, Australians get so used to hearing about the right to free speech from the media that they assume they are covered by it while in reality we aren’t protected by it and need to be very careful what we say.alicemercer Reply: I didn’t take it as a critique, just wanted to explain why I did something US-centric, sorry if I sounded snippy.Sue Waters Reply: March 1st, 2009 at 3:13 pmNo you didn’t sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

Reply: Sue, I know this may no

2009-03-01T20:13:13.223+01:00

Reply: Sue, I know this may not be the best post for all edubloggers because it is US specific, but this is a big issue here in the states, and is in want of some attention. Your consideration is appreciated!Sue Waters Reply: Sorry Alice I should have expanded my comment. I agreed with you that it is an important post and it is definitely included in the competition.The reason why I said I was glad you mentioned US was that people often get confused by laws that apply to in the US and those that apply in other countries. Then they make bad assumption that they are covered. For example, Australians get so used to hearing about the right to free speech from the media that they assume they are covered by it while in reality we aren’t protected by it and need to be very careful what we say.alicemercer Reply: March 1st, 2009 at 12:14 pmI didn’t take it as a critique, just wanted to explain why I did something US-centric, sorry if I sounded snippy.Sue Waters Reply: March 1st, 2009 at 3:13 pmNo you didn’t sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

Another great post Alice and I

2009-03-01T20:13:03.223+01:00

Another great post Alice and I’m glad you highlighted several times that it is US Fair Use law as people often get confused between how it varies between countries. Reply: Sue, I know this may not be the best post for all edubloggers because it is US specific, but this is a big issue here in the states, and is in want of some attention. Your consideration is appreciated!Sue Waters Reply: Sorry Alice I should have expanded my comment. I agreed with you that it is an important post and it is definitely included in the competition.The reason why I said I was glad you mentioned US was that people often get confused by laws that apply to in the US and those that apply in other countries. Then they make bad assumption that they are covered. For example, Australians get so used to hearing about the right to free speech from the media that they assume they are covered by it while in reality we aren’t protected by it and need to be very careful what we say.alicemercer Reply: March 1st, 2009 at 12:14 pmI didn’t take it as a critique, just wanted to explain why I did something US-centric, sorry if I sounded snippy.Sue Waters Reply: March 1st, 2009 at 3:13 pmNo you didn’t sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

Sorry Alice I should have expa

2009-03-01T08:32:08.172+01:00

Sorry Alice I should have expanded my comment. I agreed with you that it is an important post and it is definitely included in the competition. The reason why I said I was glad you mentioned US was that people often get confused by laws that apply to in the US and those that apply in other countries. Then they make bad assumption that they are covered. For example, Australians get so used to hearing about the right to free speech from the media that they assume they are covered by it while in reality we aren't protected by it and need to be very careful what we say.

Sue, I know this may not be th

2009-03-01T05:12:01.789+01:00

Sue, I know this may not be the best post for all edubloggers because it is US specific, but this is a big issue here in the states, and is in want of some attention. Your consideration is appreciated!

Alice.. Thanks for the kind wo

2009-03-01T03:47:22.883+01:00

Alice.. Thanks for the kind words:) Since we met at NECC Temple Media Education lab has released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education . You can download a copy of your own. According to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy, teachers can: 1. make copies of newspaper articles, TV shows, and other copyrighted works and use them and keep them for educational use 2. create curriculum materials and scholarship with copyrighted materials embedded 3. share, sell and distribute curriculum materials with copyrighted materials embedded Learners can: 4. use copyrighted works in creating new material 5. distribute their works digitally if they meet the transformativeness standard Fair use requires reasoning and critical thinking. In determining whether a particular use of copyrighted material is a fair use, you must consider the rights of owners as well as your own needs and purposes as a user. Review the principles and limitations identified on pages 10 -14 of the Code. Depending on the particulars of the context and situation, it will be necessary to ask permission, pay a license fee, or claim fair use. It takes practice to gain confidence in applying the fair use reasoning process. There is no one “right” answer in making a fair use determination, which is why the courts have established a “reasonableness standard” which limits the liability of librarians or teachers who make a good-faith judgment that might be judged to be a violation of copyright. No one fair use checklist “fits” a particular case or situation. In some cases, a checklist can actually interfere with reasoning. A checklist can become a substitute or a short-cut for critical thinking. In thinking about fair use, each particular case must be critically examined through a reasoning process. SO if an educator goes through such a process to justify their use as fair use, it would be unlikely that that educator would "get into trouble" for copyright violation. Check out this wiki that enables folks to ask questions, post best practices, and find out ways that others are teaching about copyright and fair use. Media Literacy is a CRITICAL skill in our global society. We must teach our kids to be good media consumers and good media producers and this requires critical thinking. To aid in the process, we have developed a a href="http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/reasoning"> reasoning tool that can be used to think through that critical thinking process. I hope your readers find some of these links valuable! Thanks for continuing to share this message!

Another great post Alice and I

2009-03-01T00:02:42.764+01:00

Another great post Alice and I'm glad you highlighted several times that it is US Fair Use law as people often get confused between how it varies between countries.

is my second entry in Sue Wate

2009-02-27T20:50:36.946+01:00

is my second entry in Sue Water’s First Anniversary at The Edublogger

teacher Alice Mercer has disco

2009-02-27T11:12:17.212+01:00

teacher Alice Mercer has discovered a new tool to build a learning community with her own students: threaded blog comments. Take this example with a 6th grade class where both threaded and unthreaded comments are used. She

Using threaded comments to bui

2009-02-27T02:22:39.175+01:00

Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom | Reflections on Teaching

I should be able to manage tha

2009-02-26T17:33:01.138+01:00

I should be able to manage that.

Would love to read your next p

2009-02-26T12:20:31.895+01:00

Would love to read your next post and don't forget you can enter with several posts. I would really love to read how you introduce blogging to other educators or students.

Thank you for the kind words S

2009-02-26T00:13:56.449+01:00

Thank you for the kind words Sue! I think I might do another post soon, I'm thinking what it'll be about. This is a good time to share I'll be doing a presentation on blogging at CUE in Palm Springs, CA next week. I’m getting a lot of ideas from preparing for that training.

Thanks for entering The Edublo

2009-02-25T23:53:01.970+01:00

Thanks for entering The Edublogger's First Birthday competition and sharing your thoughts on threaded comments. I absolutely love threaded comments for the same reason as you - it makes it considerably easier to read the follow of the conversation.

My Latest Entry addthis_url =

2009-02-21T19:52:46.467+01:00

My Latest Entry addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fmizmercer.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F03%2F09%2Freflections-on-annual-reports%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Reflections+on+Annual+Reports’; addthis_pub = ”;

is incomprehensible is worse t

2009-02-02T10:53:55.973+01:00

is incomprehensible is worse than an eyesore that tells a good story. Erick Lee George Mayo Alice Mercer I only had two infographics. Why? I don’t keep a spreadsheet with the minutiae of my life. I

@Sarah, well, that seemed to w

2009-01-31T00:19:35.482+01:00

@Sarah, well, that seemed to work for a lot of the market valuations that were done in the last few years, why not make 'em up! Can't wait to see it.

Reply: They are extremely clos

2009-09-12T20:45:41.840+02:00

Reply: They are extremely close, but different times.

Last year I believe CABE was t

2009-09-12T20:45:35.174+02:00

Reply: I agree that children m

2009-08-05T02:15:17.234+02:00

Reply: Thank you so much for s

2009-08-05T02:15:09.734+02:00

I comment regularly on the Sac

2009-08-05T02:15:02.234+02:00

I’m actually not sure what you

2009-07-12T16:51:33.298+02:00

Oh, and I have duplicates in t

2009-06-22T21:48:34.104+02:00

Oh, and I have duplicates in the schedule that I'll have to eliminate.

I forgot to mention that I hav

2009-06-22T21:48:05.356+02:00

Reply: Oh, and I have duplicat

2009-06-22T21:47:09.863+02:00

Reply: Oh, and I have duplicates in the schedule that I’ll have to eliminate.

Sweetheart, it's easier when I

2009-06-22T21:46:42.117+02:00

Sweetheart, it's easier when I don't have to presented. That really made ILC and CUE hard this year. I'm merely and observer this time. We'll see how it goes.

Wow, Alice! I’m immensely emba

2009-06-22T21:46:22.117+02:00

They are extremely close, but

2009-06-18T18:53:17.025+02:00

They are extremely close, but different times.

Yeah, you can imagine how mess

2009-06-12T00:37:09.573+02:00

Thank you so much for sharing.

2009-06-07T19:40:01.247+02:00

blogged about Michelle Rhee’s

2009-06-02T14:50:06.853+02:00

Thanks for the wonderful advic

2009-05-31T17:34:36.233+02:00

September 28, 2008 · No Commen

2009-04-01T17:50:37.116+02:00

September 28, 2008 · No Comments A blogger at Ms. Mercer writes: [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment’s server IP (72.232.153.35) doesn’t match the comment’s URL host IP () and so is spam.

Great advice for new (and not

2009-03-28T19:14:51.211+01:00

Birthday Celebration Competiti

2009-03-11T19:59:34.214+01:00

Ashley, Thank you for your gr

2009-03-11T04:23:47.394+01:00

Thank you very much for writin

2009-03-10T19:32:38.296+01:00

Thank you very much for writing a post about my blog. If even only 1 person enjoys my post, like you, I’m glad. So thank you very much, I really appreciate it!

Yeah, I didn't need another su

2009-03-10T15:07:03.748+01:00

Yeah, I didn't need another supporter status either, I meant the honorable mention as not getting a prize. I liked being able to share Ashley's post myself, so no worries.

Hi Alice - I really wanted to

2009-03-10T05:12:50.202+01:00

Using threaded comments to bui

2009-03-08T20:12:19.897+01:00

Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom by Alice Mercer

I wasn’t invited to the summit

2009-03-05T21:06:30.011+01:00

Using threaded comments to bui

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Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom by Alice Mercer

forward to working through the

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forward to working through them, and was especially pleased to see that my Sacramento colleague Alice Mercer was among them… addthis_url =

No you didn't sound snippy (no

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No you didn't sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

Thanks Kristin! Part of why I

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Alice.. Thanks for the kind wo

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Reply: No you didn’t sound sni

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Reply: No you didn’t sound snippy (not sure that is a term used by Aussies mmm interesting might have to do some research).

I didn't take it as a critique

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I didn't take it as a critique, just wanted to explain why I did something US-centric, sorry if I sounded snippy.

Reply: Sorry Alice I should ha

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Reply: Sue, I know this may no

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Another great post Alice and I

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Sorry Alice I should have expa

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Sue, I know this may not be th

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Alice.. Thanks for the kind wo

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Alice.. Thanks for the kind words:) Since we met at NECC Temple Media Education lab has released the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education . You can download a copy of your own. According to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy, teachers can: 1. make copies of newspaper articles, TV shows, and other copyrighted works and use them and keep them for educational use 2. create curriculum materials and scholarship with copyrighted materials embedded 3. share, sell and distribute curriculum materials with copyrighted materials embedded Learners can: 4. use copyrighted works in creating new material 5. distribute their works digitally if they meet the transformativeness standard Fair use requires reasoning and critical thinking. In determining whether a particular use of copyrighted material is a fair use, you must consider the rights of owners as well as your own needs and purposes as a user. Review the principles and limitations identified on pages 10 -14 of the Code. Depending on the particulars of the context and situation, it will be necessary to ask permission, pay a license fee, or claim fair use. It takes practice to gain confidence in applying the fair use reasoning process. There is no one “right” answer in making a fair use determination, which is why the courts have established a “reasonableness standard” which limits the liability of librarians or teachers who make a good-faith judgment that might be judged to be a violation of copyright. No one fair use checklist “fits” a particular case or situation. In some cases, a checklist can actually interfere with reasoning. A checklist can become a substitute or a short-cut for critical thinking. In thinking about fair use, each particular case must be critically examined through a reasoning process. SO if an educator goes through such a process to justify their use as fair use, it would be unlikely that that educator would "get into trouble" for copyright violation. Check out this wiki that enables folks to ask questions, post best practices, and find out ways that others are teaching about copyright and fair use. Media Literacy is a CRITICAL skill in our global society. We must teach our kids to be good media consumers and good media producers and this requires critical thinking. To aid in the process, we have developed a a href="http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/reasoning"> reasoning tool that can be used to think through that critical thinking process. I hope your readers find some of these links valuable! Thanks for continuing to share this message!

Another great post Alice and I

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Another great post Alice and I'm glad you highlighted several times that it is US Fair Use law as people often get confused between how it varies between countries.

is my second entry in Sue Wate

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is my second entry in Sue Water’s First Anniversary at The Edublogger

teacher Alice Mercer has disco

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Using threaded comments to bui

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Using threaded comments to build a writing community in your classroom | Reflections on Teaching

I should be able to manage tha

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I should be able to manage that.

Would love to read your next p

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Would love to read your next post and don't forget you can enter with several posts. I would really love to read how you introduce blogging to other educators or students.

Thank you for the kind words S

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Thanks for entering The Edublo

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My Latest Entry addthis_url =

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My Latest Entry addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fmizmercer.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F03%2F09%2Freflections-on-annual-reports%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Reflections+on+Annual+Reports’; addthis_pub = ”;

is incomprehensible is worse t

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is incomprehensible is worse than an eyesore that tells a good story. Erick Lee George Mayo Alice Mercer I only had two infographics. Why? I don’t keep a spreadsheet with the minutiae of my life. I

@Sarah, well, that seemed to w

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@Sarah, well, that seemed to work for a lot of the market valuations that were done in the last few years, why not make 'em up! Can't wait to see it.