Hi. Here is breaking news that will be helpful for all of us.
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education was released on Tuesday, November 11, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Now, thanks to a coordinated effort by the media literacy community, supported by experts at American University and Temple University, teachers and students have a guide that simplifies the legalities of using copyrighted materials in an academic setting
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education, is available online at: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use_and_teaching/.
You can read more about this at Doug Johnson's blog:
http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2008/11/10/new-guidelines-for-fair-use.html
http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2008/11/12/teasers-from-best-practices-in-fair-use.html
The tragic decline in reading - and empathy?
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Americans have traded reading books for social media and gaming ... 16% of
Americans are reading daily for pleasure, a 40% decline over 20 years.
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