I searched around for a while when I came upon a session about copyrights.  We have already looked at these but I still wanted to explore further.  The session was Steal This Preso! Copyrights, Fair Use, and Pirates in the Classroom.  I really don’t have to deal with this issue in my math class but it is a huge problem with our yearbook.  What I am searching for is ways to get permissions.  This was informative but didn’t really tell me much more than we did last week.

I kept searching.  I searched for “math” and found Release the Hounds.  This was a series of mp4 files discussing e-portfolios, parent involvement and student scribes.   I perused many of the links on that page and on the other pages.  I spent more than 2 hours reading.  It seems like a perfect thing for me to do.   I only give a homework completion grade.  I don’t grade math homework.  I have become intrigued with the idea of a math blog to document the year.   There are recommendations that I plan to read more thoroughly.   I originally came into this class wanting to create a series of Smart Board notebooks that have me describing steps to do things learned in class.  Eventually, my goal is to have the students do this.  Until I get tot hat point, I am going to require that each student be the scribe for two  classes per quarter.