DEJ #6

Body language codes are specific to culture; this hand position, posture, and eyes would be read quite differently in a less egalitarian culture.

Response:
     I knew that there are body language experts, and body language can be clues as to what the individual is actually thinking, but I didn't know that body language clues can be read differently in other cultures. I honestly thought that a gesture like arms across the chest is universally known as a clue of being closed off and not wanting to be touched. I find it fascinating that in America we think we're a melting pot, but we all think the same way when it comes to these clues. If we were to travel elsewhere, a simple gesture that we might think nothing of, would offend others in other cultures.

Resource:
http://www.samdiener.com/2009/10/body-language-in-different-cultures/

Citations:

Abilock, Debbie. "A Seven-Power Lens on 21st-Century Literacy." . MultiMedia Schools, 2003. Web. 26 Feb 2012. <http://www.infotoday.com/mmschools>. 

Diener, Sam. "Body Language in Different Cultures." Sam Diener's Stuff for Success. (2009): n. page. Web. 26 Feb. 2012. http://www.samdiener.com/2009/10/body-language-in-different-cultures/.

Obama Pictures, Number 1

People	Objects	Activities
1.       A ferry worker on the watch tower of the boat	American Flag, the sky	Looking at the sea and/or watching the people get off the ferry.
2.       2 or 3 ferry workers on the watch tower of the boat	The boat watch tower	Looking at the sea and/or watching the people get off the ferry.
3.       One of the mayors in a green shirt.	The ferry boat, a crane, a guide wall to the left	The mayor walking off the boat.
4.       Obama, 2 mayors, a coast guard official and background people	The boardwalk, the background people.	Walking off the boat and talking amongst themselves.

3 things I might infer from the photograph:
1) There is going to be a meeting to bring important matters to a close.
2) Obama either seems confident in what he is about to do, or he's treating the matter as a joke. I can't tell the difference.
3) The coast guard offical is the most heated about the subject at hand because his body language in turned into who he is talking too and the other has a wide mouth as if shouting back a defense.
3 Questions that I wonder about this picture:
1) How are things being fixed by talking? A solution requires action other than jaw movement.
2) Does Obama understand the gravity of how this matter is affecting the area? And if he does, how do the people feel about his plan of action?
3) How long did it take from the time the oil leak began to when it was sealed off? How many days went by, how many creatures were killed, how much did business decrease, how long did it take for life to continue normally, if at all?

Class Activity ISTE-Nets & Media Literacy

Standard 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning
and Creativity Subcategory c. Promote student reflection using collaborative

tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual

understanding and thinking, planning, and

creative processes
The connection between this and media literacy is that students can look at a video or read a story and be able to think about more than what's there. They should be able to ask questions about the story.

Activity - Media Literacy

1.Media in Education is simply things used in classsroom to "instruct or to enteratain" (pg 3 Code of BestPractices in Fair Use) such as text, audio readers, and a movie reward for good behave. Whereas Media Literacy Education is the capacity to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate messages in a wide variety of forms.(pg. 2)
2.Cultural Value is at the heart of social bargaining for Fair Use.
3. Copyrights today hold over more works for longer periods of time making it impossible for people to use the works for newer creations and innovations. That is why Fair Use is so important today.
4. Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the original?
• Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use? (pg.6)
If the answer to these questions are yes, then Fair Use is in act.
5. A teacher showing The Lion King in class as a teaching method is within the Fair Use Policy. It is used as an educational tool and had not changed the intent of the work.
6. Principle #4 because it directly relates to the students and how they may use copyrighted material to strengthen media literary skills as well as express and share meaning.
7. No, as long as the material is used in good faith, and not for illegal purposes, the material falls under Fair Use.
8. No. If the material is being used for educational purposes, then there should be no need to ask permission.
9. They shouldn't have too. Only educators in community-based organizations may not be covered by these exemptions, but theystill can claim the right to use copyrighted materials under the doctrine of fair use.(Pg. 9)
10. I was surprised that we really have a "right" to fair use. I just assumed it was more of a privelage of educators and not something that everyone was entitled too.

DEJ #5

My video that I created in animoto and uploaded to Youtube was within use of the Fair Use Policy. I know it is because it was not blocked or deleted. I credited the pictures and the song I used. I didn't change or edit the pictures or song and kept them in their original way. My video was also for educational purposes and according to the Fair Use Policy, I can use the copyright material.
Related Source:
http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/09/04/why-fair-use-suffers-on-youtube/

Citations:

Bailey, Jonathan. "Why Fair Use Suffers on YouTube." Plagerism Today. 04 009 2007: n. page. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/09/04/why-fair-use-suffers-on-youtube/>.

I am not a stereotype

DEJ #4 Kinesthetic Learners

"Increasing numbers of youngsters are routinely placed on "trials" of Ritalin, without first ruling out other factors that could be causing apparent ADHD symptoms. A kinesthetic learner may not need medication so much as innovative teaching methods."

Reflection:
     I completely 100% agree with this quote. Many parents and teachers get frustrated and give up easily, so they take the easy way out and just label the child ADHD to give them medication and send them to a corner. Too many children are being labeled ADHD without actually having the deficit. Children who have attention deficit disorder don't grow out of it, but those who are mislabeled seem to. This, I would think, would be a sign that they are being mislabeled. When I become a teacher, I hope that I can reach out to these children and be able to hold their attention so that they won't be forced into this group.

Resource:
http://adhdbehavior.com/index/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=9

Citations:

Dr. Barnhill, Frank. "19 Signs Your ADHD-labeled Child May Not Be ADHD or Was Misdiagnosed." 21 010 2010: n. page. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. http://adhdbehavior.com/index/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=9

Linksman, Ricki. "The Fine Line between ADHD and Kinesthetic Learners." 003 1998: n. page. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. http://www.latitudes.org/articles/learn01.html.

DEJ #3 The Keypad Solution

"  She predicts that the number of “textisms” will stop growing as people continue to develop more proficiency in using handheld devices and as the devices continue to grow more sophisticated than simple telephone touch pads.She adds that part of the appeal of texting shorthands is their novelty, and that that will fade." (She meaning Naomi Baron)

Reflection:
     I do agree with this quote for a number of reasons. When I received my first cell phone, it was like a game to make my messages contain as little characters as possible, but I soon grew bored of this game. People soon began using letters as whole words, and I couldn't understand what they were trying to say to me. This is when I first decided this was idiotic and my friends soon followed suit. I think Ms. Baron is right on point when she says that the appeal of textisms will soon fade.Not only will new phones make it easier to use correct English, but they will also correct you with the correct spelling.
Related Source:
 VS.
Old phones didn't hold the technology that phones today now hold which is why they are called "Smartphones".

Citation:

Shea, Ammon. "The KeyPad Solution." New York Times. 22 001 2010: n. page. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/magazine/24FOB-onlanguage-t.html>.

Make Belief Comic

Group 2. An extraterrestrial comes to solve the dilemma on Earth between technology and the classic book.