Connecting Social Studies and Art Through Video Creation
Richard Byrne 7/30/2009
Why Video?
Why Images? Student Engagement
Students enjoy creating products that look "professional." Authentic audience.
Student Accessibility
Resources in this workshop are accessible by most 6-12 students.
Cross-platform Accessibility
All resources in this workshop are web-based.
Copyright-Safe Options
Safe Option #1 Student-created images, music, and animations. Eliminates all questions about copyright & fair use. Safe Option #2 Creative Commons licensed images, music, and animations. Safe Option #3 Fair use doctrine. In general allows for the use of copyrighted content for non-profit educational purposes.
Project Ideas
Mini-documentaries
Events Eras Trends Art and Architecture Biographies
Response to prompt(s)
How do artists reflect an era? What would have happened if...
Fair Use - The Government's Criteria
Section 107 of Copyright Act Four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair: 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work. 5.
6. *There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission.
7. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
Learn More About Copyright
Wesley Fryer - Copyright for Educators http://handouts. wesfryer.com/copyright http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/copyright-for-educators American University - Center for Social Media http://centerforsocialmedia.org/ Temple University - Media Education Lab http://mediaeducationlab.com/topic/Copyright+and+Fair+Use US Copyright Office http://copyright.gov/
Free Video Creation Tools
Animoto for Education http://animoto.com/education Remix America http://remixamerica.org/ Photo Peach http://photopeach.com/ Xtra Normal http://www.xtranormal.com/
Additional Free Video Options
Stupeflix http://stupeflix.com Voki http://voki.com Photo Snack http://photosnack.com One True Media http://onetruemedia.com
Creative Commons and Public Domain Image Sources
Flickr The Commons http://www.flickr.com/commons Creative Commons Search http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
CompFight http://compfight.com/ Google Advanced Image Search http://images.google.com/advanced_image_search
Creative Commons and Public Domain Image Sources
Yahoo Advanced Image Search http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/advanced Fotopedia http://www.fotopedia.com/ Photos 8 http://www.photos8.com/ National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm
Sources for Free Sounds and Songs
Free Music Archive http://freemusicarchive.org/ Podsafe Audio http://podsafeaudio.com/ The Free Sound Project http://www.freesound.org/ Soungle http://www.soungle.com/
Places to Share the Content Created
XTimeline http://xtimeline.com WikiSpaces http://wikispaces.com Your Classroom Blog Start one: http://edublogs.org SchoolTube http://schooltube.com
Now it's time to play...
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