More on copyrighting
I’ll elaborate a bit on Bryan’s KySTE presentation I previously mentioned. The session made me think about critical copyright concepts such as ‘public performance’ and ‘derivative work’. Granted, the copyright …
Creative Commons – copyrights, etc
I attended an interesting session at the KySTE conference this summer. Bryan Sweasy (CIO, Erlanger/Elsmere School District) discussed Creative Commons and several issues surrounding the legal use of copyrighted material. …
Why Wireshark?
Some of you that know me know that, at one time, I had played around with Ethereal (now known as Wireshark) for a while. I readily admit that I don’t …
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act
I’ve received questions from districts about federal legislation that passed last Fall regarding the requirement to educate minors about online safety, etc. This is based on the Protecting Children in …
Others who blog, Twitter, etc.
I saw a press release today that talked about the establishment of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s blog. Of course, he has a Twitter account as well. It caused me to …
Don’t let your tech department be perceived like this!
In my efforts to be a good Web 2.0 citizen, I try my best to add some original thoughts to whatever I post. However, I ran across this blog entry …
Cell phones in schools – jamming the signal?
Articles like this one remind me that the topic of cellular phone usage in schools is a controversial one. If you’ve been awake for the past few years, you recognize …
COT’s Cyber Security Awareness site
I was unaware until recently that the Commonwealth Office of Technology maintains a Cyber Security Awareness web site. There are links to newsletters published every month. These newsletters deal with …