The Maryland Technology Academy, an intensive professional development opportunity for teachers across Maryland, is a partnership of the Maryland State Department of Education, Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education and Towson University. The Maryland General Assembly established the Academy in the Maryland State Department of Education through House Bill 1347 in 1998. The Academy is designed to provide a cadre of K-16 teachers throughout Maryland with professional development opportunities that focus on using technology to significantly impact student learning and promote school improvement. The Academy has served nearly 2000 Maryland educators.

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This school year, Hannah Landeros, 17, a junior at Howe (Okla.) High School, has visited with Pearl Harbor survivors at the USS Arizona Memorial, surveyed Hurricane Katrina damage in New Orleans and compared notes about college placement tests with students in Canada.

She did all this without leaving her school.

Inventive Technology specializes in creating dynamic, compelling education solutions through the latest technology advances. The core products and services we offer center around our MediaCAST and the suite of Seamlessly Integrated Modules, we call SIMs. This Digital Learning Platform will support and enhance your learning initiatives and take your students to new heights. Our SMARTClassrooms and other interactive classroom technology tools will enliven the curriculum and empower learners of all ages. Find out about our latest learning technology and what is possible with Inventive Technology's products and support.

Science Experiments

Welcome to the ever-growing, ever-changing collection of Steve Spangler's favorite science experiments, recipes and cool science projects. This hands-on science library represents Steve's most requested science experiments from his weekly television appearances and live presentations throughout the country. Just search for an easy science project idea or browse the entire library of experiments. Real science - real learning - real fun.

CrazyTalk is an innovative and easy-to-use software tool for creating animated talking messages from any still digital image or digital photo.

Video Effects are free and only available with compatible Logitech web cameras. ... Logitech Video Effects is a fun application, designed exclusively for ...

The Polycom PVX PC Videoconferencing Software is available from PicturePhone Direct, your number one source for videoconferencing products and video ...

What is the process for constructing a digital story?

The process begins by first defining the style that best fits the kind of digital story you would like to portray. The KQED/DSI website suggests several types of story styles that can be used to create a digital story. These styles include: a story narrative over pictures; a story with music over pictures; or a story with interviews and pictures. The KQED/DSI has four chapters devoted to the construction of digital story telling that includes style definitions.  

An example of a digital story with the emotion of time and expression can be found at Daniel Meadows site entitled “Scissors.”

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This short film covers the basics of why we formed, what we do, and how we do it.

Before you apply a Creative Commons license to your podcast, you first need to consider the legal issues outlined in this Guide. ...

Copyright Resources

• Copyright Quiz Part II
• Copyright Quiz Part II & Answers
• Two-Page Copyright Chart in color! From October 2002 Technology & Learning Magazine (HDavidson,October,2002)
• Copyright for Administrators (draft '05) - Word document
• Copyright Table for Administrators (draft '05) - Word document
• Copyright Test Part I - 1st award nominated article - fall 2001
• Copyright Answers Part I - 1st award nominated article - fall 2001
• Copyright Chart - pt. I html version -with citations
• Copyright Chart - pt. 1 html-New! Short Version!
• Copyright Chart - pt. 1 pdf version
• Technology and Learning Feature Article-From October 2002 Technology & Learning Magazine
• Bonus! - Dark Secrets of the Karaoke Masters
• Copyright talk slides .pdf
• Music Resource Handout
• Technology and Learning Feature Article
• SOITA handout

Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. At its most general, it is literally "the right to copy" an original creation. In most cases, these rights are of limited duration. The symbol for copyright is ©, and in some jurisdictions may alternatively be written as either (c) or (C).

Copyright

• Hall Davidson's resources on Copyright (scroll to the bottom of the page)
• Creative Commons
• Flickr's Creative Commons Image Search
• Creative Common's Legal Guide for Podcasters
• EFF's Legal Guide for Podcasters
• WikiPedia entry for Copyright

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To be considered "fair use" when citing and quoting excerpts of content from copyrighted works, you need to be commenting or criticizing the work or using it for teaching for it to qualify as fair use.

Can’t photocopy in lieu of purchase

Sony vs Universal in 1984 established the VCR as not a copying machine but a “time shifting machine”

Google Teacher Academy

The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience designed to help K-12 educators get the most from innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where participants get hands-on experience with Google's free products and other technologies, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in an innovative corporate environment. Upon completion, Academy participants become Google Certified Teachers who share what they learn with other K-12 educators in their local region.

Search this blog ... Scott McLeod reposted the video about how the world is getting flat fast. If you havent seen it I advise taking the time. ...

Jayne E. Moore, Director

Instructional Technology & School Library Media Program Division of Instruction

Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone:  410-767-0382 Fax:  410-333-2128 Email:  jmoore@msde.state.md.us