For this week's lesson, I chose to listen to an archived webinar on the SirsiDynix Institute website. Since I am interested in copright issues, both as a teacher/library media specialist and as a musician/writer/photographer, I selected a webinar titled The 21st Century Classroom: Copyright and Electronic Content by Dru Zuretti. I have included the link to this webinar here if anyone else is interested. http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/seminar_page.php?sid=99
I found this webinar very informative with valuable information that every teacher or librarian should have. Two aspects that were very helpful were the printable slides that go along with the webinar and the question/answer session at the end of the presentation. This particular webinar dealt with materials which are available on the Web--what can be copyrighted? The rule of thumb is that the creator of a work owns the rights to anything that is original, creative, and fixed. One thing Ms. Zuretti stressed is that "everything on the Web in not public domain; everything is protected." Ms. Zuretti also talked about the TEACH Act and how it affects accredited, non-profit educational institutes.
Webinars are an excellent opportunity for people to gain information without having to travel or, in some cases, spend a lot of money. In today's economy, these are positive aspects of this new technology. I can see webinars being used in the future as a means of professional development for school staff.
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