Thursday, July 2, 2009

Copyright Law: Internet & Multimedia Education for Schools

Copyright Law: Internet & Multimedia Education for Schools. County Media Collection #123242-1. 2009.

Program promoting the proper use of copyrighted multimedia and teaching students and educators about the value of respecting others' property including intellectual property in the K-20 school classroom and for staff development. This interactive DVD combines music, video clips, movie clips and slides to provide each viewer with an interactive opportunity to be in control of their instructional viewing experience.

Contents include: 1) Copyright 101, Anti-piracy, Music United, Making Movies, Credits and Downloading & FBI. 2) Movie Licensing, Fair Use & Multimedia, Plagiarism, DMC & The TEACH Act, Cybersafe and Acts of 2005. 3) DVD Credits.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses

Baruch College's Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Course. Website.
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/copyright/

"Using copyrighted audio, images, and audiovisuals (videos) can be confusing to some faculty, leaving some faculty to not use media at all or to use it incorrectly and find themselves personally liable for copyright infringement." These are the opening statements of Baruch's interactive guide designed to help educators better understand their rights and responsbilities in using copyrighted media in class or over a secure online system. In addition to the interactive tutorial, the site offers an overview of fair use, faculty scenarios, and links to resources. This site is a must-see for anyone using media in their courses!

Monday, March 23, 2009

How to Hold Successful Meetings

How to Hold Successful Meetings: 30 Action Tips for Managing Effective Meetings. Training program includes DVD, CD and book. [DVD-1601]. 30 min. [CD-1429].

When should a meeting be called and who should attend? Better yet, when should a meeting be avoided and who should not be invited? These questions and many more are answered in the new video training program.

Intelligent Design on Trial


Intelligent Design on Trial. [DVD-1602]. 112 min. 2008.

"Judgment day: intelligent design on trial" captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania, in a landmark battle over the teaching of evolution in public schools. In 2004, the Dover school board ordered science teachers to read a statement to high school biology students about an alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution called intelligent design--the idea that life is too complex to have evolved naturally and so must have been designed by an intelligent agent. The teachers refused to comply, and both parents and teachers filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the school board of violating the constitutional separation of church and state. ... Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants and expert scientists, this program presents the case of Kitzmiller v. Dover School District.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Genetically Modified Foods Controversy




The Future of Food [DVD-1422]. 88 min. 2004.


"The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the controversy over genetically engineered foods, which have quietly made their way onto U.S. grocery store shelves over the past decade. The film uses animation to explain the process of recombinant DNA technology which allows "genetic engineering", the movement of DNA from one species to another. The legal foundations for and consequences of patenting life are explored in depth by scientists and lawyers, as are the health implications of genetically modified foods.

The film uses animation to explain the process of recombinant DNA technology which allows "genetic engineering", the movement of DNA from one species to another. The legal foundations for and consequences of patenting life are explored in depth by scientists and lawyers, as are the health implications of genetically modified foods. "

Best Documentary - DeadCenter Film Festival, OK --Best Documentary - Empire Film Festival, NYAudience Award: Best Documentary - Ashland Independent Film Festival, OR Human Rights Award - Taos Film Festival, NM Honorable Mention - Ann Arbor Film Festival, MI

Public Performance Rights included. http://www.videoproject.com/

Monday, February 2, 2009

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Alcohol and Alcoholism [302917--Consortium Media Collection]. 23 min. 2004.

Exposes the dangers of alcohol abuse, the signs and symptoms of alcohol dependence, and the complex factors involved in the disease of alcoholism. Explains that beer, wine or liquor, all belong to a class of drugs known as depressants and use can lead to dependence and addiction. Explores the devastating longand short-term effects of alcoholism through candid interviews with users and family members. Also presents treatment options for those suffering from alcoholism.

Consortium Media Collection: Students and faculty have access to a collection of films that we share with other local community colleges. Search the database for films, and then request items by sending an email to Marty Armstrong at marty.armstrong@gcccd.edu.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Now on DVD: The Spirit of Crazy Horse

The Spirit of Crazy Horse [DVD-1580]. 55 min. 1993, c1990.

A history of the century long effort by the Lakota Sioux to reclaim their land and culture. Events include; Little Big Horn (1876), Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890), Siege of Wounded Knee (1973) and the death in 1985 of Harry Crow Dog. Includes archival film. From PBS Connections series.