Trying to seeeveryone's posts and blogs.

Having a time seeing everyone's blog and exam answers.  I have only 26 adds to my blog.  I was expecting about 60 posts.  Working on a plan B to see everyone's exam answers.

If you have not created a blog and posted your answers by today, I will follow up next class and sort out why.

Mr. Ben

PERMISSION TO USE iDevices (iPhones, iTablets, etc) during school hours.

My Signature below acknowledges:

1.     My use of my digital device is for making photographs and videos for school use will comply with existing AUP rules and guidelines.

2.     My “Authorized to Use” ID badge must be visible when using my iDevice during school hours and after school related activities and events.

3.     I will seek the classroom teacher permission before using my iDevice.

4.     If asked by the classroom teacher, I will stop work, especially if the teacher deems the work is disrupting class.

5.     My iDevice will not be used for texting; internet surfing or other social media use (Facebook, Twitter; Instagram, etc.)

6.     My use of  my iDevice should not be disruptive to ongoing activity or draw unneeded attention to the process of making photographs or video.

7.     I understand infractions of these guidelines will revoke my privilege of using my iDevice during school hours.

 Date:

 Student Phone number

Student Signature                                                 Ben Tecumseh DeSoto                         713 705-1470  ryssdesoto@gmail.com
  desotob@tejanocenter.org
   Sponsoring Instructor

Parent Signature

Here we go folks, our first essay exam.

Name
Period
Date

Exam for Understanding Rights and Responsibilities of
Digital Photography and Video on campus
and citizen journalism

_1.              Describe the main purpose for using iDevices during school hours?

_2.             How is intent important in taking and publishing photographs and video?

_3.             Can intent be a legal defense for libel?

_4.             Explain how copyright laws protect a creator of work.
Go to http://www.copyrightkids.org/  and read Copyright Basics & FAQS to explain how “Fair Use” applies to education process.

_5.             Go to http://us.creativecommons.org/ .  Read About and Public Domain links and describe what you see and understand about this new concept about intellectual property. 

_6.             Why is it important to honestly label the time and place of photographs for publication?

_7.             What should someone use to label a photograph that has been altered by merging two or more images into one photograph or by extensive enhancement by filters and other means?

8.      Explain how making photograph portrait “selfies” fulfill or not fulfill the intent of Socrates when he said “An unexamined life is not worth living.”