EDLD 5363: Reflections – PSA project

I am excited to blog about this week’s project. My group is creating a public service announcement specifying Internet safety tips for kids at home. The members are Portia Alvaro, Angela Corder, and Keith Cummings. We have been very busy discussing project jobs. We are using Google Docs as a tool for collaborating.  It is very important to brainstorm for ideas for our project. The Center for Educational and Training Technology (2009, p. 2) supports that theory based on this statement, “Just as a teacher expects students to follow a process for written projects, the students should be expected to follow a well-defined process for creating quality video projects.”

I have learned many new techniques during the creation of this PSA project. One of my jobs was to gather photos.  I am really motivated about how I can filter my search for specific images. I only searched Google for images that were tagged with a Creative Commons license. You can also search for other licenses, such as the GNU Free Documentation License, or images that are in the public domain.  Benenson (2009, para. 2), states “To filter by CC search, go to Google’s Advanced Image Search page and select the options you’d like in the Usage rights section. Your results will be restricted to images marked with CC licenses or other compatibly licensed photos.”

References

Beneson, F. (2009, July 9). Google Image search implements CC license filtering. Retrieved December 3, 2011 from http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/15691

Center for Educational and Training Technology. (2006). Success is in the planning.  Retrieved on April 9, 2009, from http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/howto/Storyboard_Handout.pdf