MAC_Week2_Wimba_Session

I enjoyed the polling questions at the beginning of the wimba session tonight. It reiterated the information for me after seeing the videos about a week ago. I was interested in what Mark Coppin was referring to when he mentioned a “social story” and if was considered copyrighted material. I wish I could have made it to the wimba to ask a bit more about that topic. I have to admit that copyright is still such a confusing topic to me, just because of the amount of details and gray area surrounding it. I understand that once something is in a fixed form it is copyrighted and that it’s about the PERMISSION to use material, not the usage or payment for it. I also agreed with Mark when he discussed the confusion that surrounds us now because of the availability of material and ease of use of copyrighted work in the 21st century Internet age. It’s something I deal with all the time with my students, wanting to use well known music in their digital storytelling projects.