RPA Media Minutes
September edition
Why am I sending this?
In my position as media specialist, I learn about many different types of technology and teaching tools that are great, and I need a way to share with our staff. I am trying this format to share suggestions and resources with the RPA staff and offer support to as many of the staff as I can. Shop through the resources below and please feel free to contact me and we can collaborate on projects, lessons, and tools.
CMS Copyright Policy
Do you ever stand at the copier or at your computer screen wondering, "Will I get in trouble for copying or using this?" I have linked the NCDPI copyright wiki below. It is full of answers for how you can use media and text and the restrictions that apply to everyone in fair use and copyright guidelines.
Media Webpage
Did you know the media center has a web page? I use the media web page often in my lessons. It has links to the online card catalog and a page with teacher resources. I have it linked below. The upper grade students know how to use the page to get to ebooks and they really enjoy them. Throughout the year I will add resources to the teacher page that we use in PD so that you will be able to find those tools quickly.
Photo by Sanwal Deen on Unsplash
Free Pictures?
Do you like the pictures in this Smore? I used two different sites that have free photos: Pixabay and Unsplash. Both resources have free photos for use on the web and in presentations. Some photos will ask you to give credit to the photographer and will give a credit badge to copy and paste like I did in the last section, but they have awesome pictures!