Digital by Default Service Standard — Government Service Design Manual The Digital Service Standard has changed from 26 points to a more concise 18. From 1 June 2015 all transactional services will be assessed on the new 18 points. The Service Standard ensures digital teams build high quality government services. A transactional service must meet each criteria to pass the Government Digital Service assessment. Assisted digital support is an integral part of any service, helping users who can't complete the service on their own. Understand user needs.
Teaching Copyright in the Age of Computers and Mashups I wish I could say that teaching students about copyright is easy, because in a world where digital tools are making creating and sharing content easier than ever, understanding copyright is incredibly important. But intellectual property law is exceedingly complex, making even a nominal introduction to the ideas surrounding copyright -- copyright law, fair use, the public domain -- a challenge. Google tried its hand earlier this year, launching YouTube Copyright School, an effort to educate the video-sharing site's users about intellectual property law. Copyright School involves watching a 4-minute animation from Happy Tree Friends, then answering a series of multiple choice questions. But the popularity of Happy Tree Friends aside, 4 minutes is hardly long enough to teach the intricacies of copyright. "Contact a copyright attorney." This approach to intellectual property is something that the educational programming language Scratch has explored.
Nothing beats the real thing! Nothing beats the real thing! is designed to inform, engage and raise awareness about copyright. Nothing beats the real thing! Understanding the role of copyright and screen content infringement are real issues that face students on a daily basis. Most students have pirated digital material or know others who have. Written by experienced teachers and tested in the classroom, these resources: Provide cross-curricula links in subjects ranging from HSIE, English, History, Geography and Economics to SOSE/Civics and Citizenship, Religion/Values Education, Legal Studies & Media Studies. Explore and enjoy the full resource at www.nothingbeatstherealthing.info
Why I had to unfollow you | Kirsty Marrins Today I unfollowed a charity on Twitter. I’m usually in the habit of following charities, not unfollowing them but it is the manner in which this charity tweets that compelled me to part ways with them. This time is was a case of ‘It’s not me, it is you’. I unfollowed them (and tweeted about it) and was just going to leave it at that. This was met with lots of agreement, from charity people and even charities themselves, as constructive criticism should help them improve. I’ve thought about it further though and these are the three cardinal Twitter sins this charity has committed: 1. 2. 3. As Leo Birch, Digital Marketing Coordinator at British Heart Foundation, so eloquently put it, this charity is committing “social media bad practice bingo!”. Any other examples you’d care to add that would compel you to unfollow an account? Like this: Like Loading... Digital Communications Consultant
Overview | Teaching Copyright As today's tech-savvy teens become increasingly involved with technology and the Internet for learning, work, civic engagement, and entertainment, it is vital to ensure that they understand their legal rights and responsibilities under copyright law and also how the law affects creativity and innovation. This curriculum is designed to give teachers a comprehensive set of tools to educate students about copyright while incorporating activities that exercise a variety of learning skills. Lesson topics include: the history of copyright law; the relationship between copyright and innovation; fair use and its relationship to remix culture; peer-to-peer file sharing; and the interests of the stakeholders that ultimately affect how copyright is interpreted by copyright owners, consumers, courts, lawmakers, and technology innovators. Unit Goals Educate students about copyright law, including the concepts of fair use, free speech, and the public domain. Objectives for Students Assessment
Five-Minute Film Festival: Copyright and Fair Use for Educators I absolutely love it when teachers and students create, remix, and mash up media; it's a fantastic way to encourage deeper learning and media literacy. But one issue that complicates digital freedom of expression is copyright law. While many would argue that copyright law is outdated and badly in need of an overhaul, it's still critical that adults and kids alike have a basic understanding of what's legal and ethical while playing with other people's intellectual property. Video Playlist: Understanding Copyright and Fair Use Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube. Understanding "Fair Use" in a Digital World (06:14) This excellent video by Common Sense Media and Teaching Channel shows students evaluating video remixes during a lesson in fair use. More Resources for Teaching Copyright and Fair Use
20 Top Video Explanations to Help Teachers Become Tech Savvy Finally I finished reading The Art of Explanation: Making your Ideas, Products, and Services Easier to Understand , I am the kind of readers who love to read from cover to cover and I hate scanning and this is probably why it took me almost three weeks to finish it of course taking into account the time for my MAED studies and the time for my work. The Art of Explanation is a book written by the phenomenal Lefever in which he lays flat the secrets of making engaging video explanations. 1- Augmented reality explained 2- What are Apps ? 3-What is a Blog ? 4- What is BigTorrent ? 5- What is Big Data ? 6- Cloud Computing Explained 7- Computer Hardware explained 8- Computer Software explained 9- Computer viruses and threats 10- Crowdsourcing explained 11- Podcasting 12- Secure Passwords 13- Social Media 14- Social Bookmarking 15- Social Networking 16- Web Browsers 17- Web Search strategies 18- Website Cookies 19- World Wide Web
Copyright | APRA AMCOS Australia Copyright is free and automatic That's right - you don’t have to do anything to ‘get’ copyright; it is there from the moment you write down the song. So as soon as you create a new song or piece of music, you have copyright in it. Here are some common misconceptions about what's needed to copyright your songs and compositions: Copyright law enables creators to make a living from their work. The Australian Copyright Act gives songwriters and composers the right to control how their music is used. We look after the performing, communication and mechanical copyright of songwriters, composers and music publishers in Australia. What is a performing right? Songwriters and composers own the right to have their original music performed in public. · play their songs/compositions live at a venue or an event · play a recording of their songs/compositions in a business, venue or workplace · have their songs/compositions used in a film or advertisement What is a communication right? APRA AMCOS vs.
open education Introduction to Open Education Resources The Term Open Educational Resources (OER) was coined at UNESCO’s 2002 Forum on Open Courseware and designates “teaching, learning and research materials in any medium, digital or otherwise, that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. Why Open Education is good for Australian schools, teachers and students The current collective copyright licence schemes and free use exceptions in relation to educational uses by teachers and schools are expensive, restrictive and complicated. Australian schools pay over $665 million on education resources and over $90 million approximately on copyright fees. However Open Education can provide the following benefits: What are Open Education Resources (OER)? OER meet the ‘5Rs Framework,’ meaning that users are free to: Reuse: Content can be reused in its unaltered form;
Building a personal learning network | Teaching using web 2 Why building a personal learning network is important Lately I have been thinking a lot about personal learning networks and why they are important. Since writing a book with my class I have actively used my own personal network to promote the book and get attention. It has been great to have a vast and diverse list of educators as my Twitter and Facebook contacts. That has helped me and my students in the process of writing and then promoting the book after it was written and published online. PLN-3 (Photo credit: cbucky) A personal learning network is just like the network of teachers you work with at your school every day. Follow others as they follow you I’m letting you in on a secret here: some educators you follow will never follow you back. Extract from book, more to be found here: Like this: Like Loading... Categories: Did you know?