Week 1- copyrights and education

This week was an interesting one for me as we had a presenter in the class that talked about copyrights for us as future teachers. I was taken back a bit by the information that was given to us because as a physical education teacher we have always been told to incorporate music, or use videos in our teachings to provide students with a better learning opportunity. This was fine, until Thursday when we were told that we are only allowed to do use these resources if they are for educational purposes.  In my opinion though, physical education and music go hand in hand, and music is necessary to help kids move and explore creativity during movement. So therefore, I view music as being educational and necessary for students to learn and grow.
The idea of not being able to use anything that you need a login code for was also an interesting topic, because of the fact that it is preventing students from learning in a world that is so technologically focussed, and yet students are unable to fully use it properly in the educational setting. I struggle with the idea that anything that may be beneficial to our students, is something that we are unable to use unless it relates to the outcomes or topic that we are teaching.
I believe that as long as you have the reasoning as to why you are doing what you are in your classroom, and it relates to the topic that you are teaching, than there should never be any reason to question the way you are teaching. Therefore, I say teach with the resources you have available to you and you will do fine, as long as they are education based. 


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