Week 21

The Land of Learnia - Free App

Learnia is a free app that engages students in a game like environment.  Learnia's world consists of a number of islands, each with a distinct feel. Each island contains one grade year of spelling or math. A path meanders from island to island giving kids a sense of progress as they learn. This path is blocked by skill stones. When kids master a skill stone it steps aside and the next segment of the path opens up.  There is a new browser version.  When you click the link I included you will see "Launch" on the page that opens.
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​I am sharing a video that gives you a better idea of what Learnia can offer your students.  This is also a great site to share with parents.  

Fair Use - Do you Really Know What It Is? Are You A Good Digital Citizen?

Fair Use is something educators must know about and appropriately model if we are to inspire our students to become good digital citizens.  Are you a good digital citizen?  Do you follow fair use in the materials you use and present to your students?  A review is always good because over time we can all forget the rules of Fair Use.    This week I am sharing some easy to read reviews of Fair Use for Educations.  Are you current, check these out to see if there's something you may have forgotten.  Click here for a quick cheat sheet called  Copy Right and Fair Use for Teachers.  This second link is a short article that covers the 4 facts of Fair Use.  Click here to read more about the 4 factors of Fair Use.