Week 4: Option # 1

After completing the Padlets, I got to thinking about the last one: digital media.  Many people expressed that they hate navigating copyright, and I joined in on that opinion right away.  I always feel very stressed about the media that I choose to use when creating digital media projects.  Last year I had to complete a digital story for another class, and I remember very clearly the instructor making the point of how important it is for us, the educators, to follow the rules.  If we don't follow the rules, why should our students follow the rules?  I think the important take away for those of us who complained about this is that we need to practice!  When we are confident that we understand copyright, and that we follow the rules appropriately, this will show.  Our students will become proficient as well!

I also want to note that it is interesting how many different opinions we all have about the same topics.  Some of us love books, some of us hate them.  Some like music or videos, some don't.  Some love digital media and some loathe it.  We will encounter this range of attitudes and more in our classrooms, so it is important to have many different forms of media on hand to reach all of our students!