There are a lot of great resources out there on the Internet which can be used to help teachers think about teaching and learning. Before you use some of these resources however, you need to consider the following…
- What are the rules regarding copyright and fair use?
- When does something need to be cited?
- How can we discourage our students from the blatant plagiarism of “copy and paste” from the Internet?
Read this web page, Copyright Issues: Readings created for the Web Institute For Teachers and write some comments.
(Thanks to Jonathan Friesen.)

Today we are going cover a few topics.
We will start to learn how to use GIMP, a free, downloadable program, which can be used for photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
Here are some GIMP help web sites…
http://bachue.com/alejo/gimptutorial.html
http://members.cox.net/wcommerc/the_gimp/the_gimp.shtml
http://hem.passagen.se/sberge/gimpdemo/gimpex.html

We are also going to look at some Cool Tools for Teachers, on the internet. Some are linked below. Some may require you to register for free. We can also look at your favorites or find others.
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Web Workshop Wizard
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Internet Coach Puzzle Center
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Project Poster
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Timeline Maker
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Citation Machine
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Map Maker
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Print Zone
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Backflip
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Filamentality
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NoteStar
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Rubistar
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The Online Speech Bank
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Comic Creator
