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Free Webinar Tonight: ISTE SIGMS Webinar on “Copyright Clarity”

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Kristin Hokanson
Spiro Bolos

Monday, March 14, 2011 at 8pm ET 7pm CT
6pm MT
5pm PT

While copyright & fair use can be confusing to navigate you CAN use copyrighted material in your creative work! This introduction to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education will explain fair use, reduce copyright confusion and share helpful ideas regarding how to teach your students and staff about copyright & fair use.

Learn Central Page: http://www.learncentral.org/ event/142405/Copyright+Clarity
How to Connect: https://sas.elluminate.com/d. jnlp?sid=lcevents&password= Webinar_Guest

Find out about the presenters, view the slide set and valuable resources.

November 2010 Opportunities for Learning with ISTE-SIGMS

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Take a look at the rich opportunities to enhance your professional knowledge and engage in conversations for learning through the November 2010  ISTE-SIGMS series of online professional development!

  • “One Tool at a Time” Webinar - Topic: QR Codes, Tuesday, Nov 9th at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT, Presenter: Katie Christo, ISTE SIGILT Chair-Elect
  • AASL-SIGMS Virtual Learning Community Meeting, Wednesday, Nov 10th at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT;  Title: “Moving to the Center of Teaching and Learning”, Presenter: David Loertscher
  • Tapped In Event – “Global Civic Engagement”, Thursday, Nov 18th at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT
    Facilitator: Lesley Farmer
  • Video Discussion in Second Life on Sunday November 21st, 2010 at 7:30 EST (4:30 SLT) we will move from discussion of a print article to talking about a video created by Buffy Hamilton entitled “Transliteracy and Participatory Librarianship” (http://vimeo.com/16010936). Prior to the meeting, watch the fifteen minute video in which Buffy describes how librarians can begin to frame all aspects of libraries around our number one priority: student learning.

Upcoming Chat with ALA Presidential Candidate and School Librarian Sara Kelly Johns

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Make plans to join your colleagues on Tuesday, March 16th at 8pm ET/7pmCT/6pm MT/5pm PT for a very special event, “A Chat with Sara Kelly Johns”. Sara is a candidate in the election for ALA President and she will speak to librarians about her platform and her vision for ALA. Just as voting opens, this will be your opportunity to inform yourself and share your priorities. Join us athttp://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/127/104/29 or IM Elaine Tulip for a teleport.

If you are new to Second Life, set up an account to join us:
1. Go to the Second Life website at https://join.secondlife.com/?lang=en-USseveral days in advance to set up your free basic account.
2. Verify that your computer and connectivity meets the systems requirements at http://secondlife.com/support/sysreqs.php.
3. Click on the orange “Get Started!” button. Go through the subsequent screens to create your avatar account.
4. Download and install the Second Life viewer software athttp://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php.
5. Open the software and log into Second Life using your avatar first name, last name, and password. Watch your avatar “be born”. Complete the orientation activities to learn about how to communicate, move, search, and edit your appearance.
6. When finished, search “Places” for locations such as ISTE or the American Library Association. Teleport to a favorite location, explore, and become acquainted with Second Life. (When searching, make sure the “search mature places” square is checked.)
7. Fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled meeting, log on and IM Elaine Tulip for a teleport to the meeting location or use provided SLURL.

Thanks,
Lisa Perez
Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries
ISTE Media Specialists SIG (SIGMS)