<p><font color="purple" size="+1">There are a lot of great resources out there on the Internet which can be used to help teachers think about <em>teaching and learning.  </em>Before you use some of these resources however, you need to consider the following...</font></p>

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	<li>What are the rules regarding copyright and fair use?</li>
	<li>When does something need to be cited?</li>
	<li>How can we discourage our students from the blatant plagiarism of “copy and paste” from the Internet?</li>
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<font size="+1">Read this web page, <a href="http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2000/curriculum/homeroommodules/copyright/definitions.htm">Copyright Issues: Readings</a> created for the <a href="http://webinstituteforteachers.org/">Web Institute For Teachers</a> and write some comments.</font>

<font size="+1">(Thanks to <a href="http://blogs2.cuip.net/jfriesen/">Jonathan Friesen</a>.)</font>

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<font size="+1">Today we are going cover a few topics.</font>

<font size="+1">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.</font>

Here are some GIMP help web sites...

<a href="http://members.cox.net/wcommerc/the_gimp/the_gimp.shtml">http://bachue.com/alejo/gimptutorial.html</a>

<a href="http://members.cox.net/wcommerc/the_gimp/the_gimp.shtml">http://members.cox.net/wcommerc/the_gimp/the_gimp.shtml </a>

<a href="http://hem.passagen.se/sberge/gimpdemo/gimpex.html">http://hem.passagen.se/sberge/gimpdemo/gimpex.html </a>

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<font size="+1">We are also going to look at some <em><strong>Cool Tools for Teachers</strong></em>, 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.</font>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.apte.com/puzzles/index.cfm?action=dsp_home&amp;CFID=4178847&amp;CFTOKEN=35524078">Web                      Workshop Wizard</a></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.apte.com/puzzles/index.cfm?action=dsp_home&amp;CFID=4178847&amp;CFTOKEN=35524078">Internet                      Coach Puzzle Center</a></font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://poster.4teachers.org/">Project                      Poster</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/">Timeline                      Maker</a> </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://citationmachine.net/">Citation                Machine</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.teachervision.fen.com/maps/geography/5104.html">Map                Maker</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/print_zone.htm">Print                      Zone</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml">Backflip</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil">Filamentality</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://notestar.4teachers.org/">NoteStar</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php">Rubistar</a> </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm">The                      Online Speech Bank</a>  </font></p>
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<p align="left"><font><a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html">Comic                      Creator</a></font></p>
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