Note:  This post is part of a series chronicling my 7th Grade Digital Literacy course. As the result of our exploration of Passion-Based Learning, each student in Digital Literacy 2010  will use his/her passion as the focus of their final research project.  Regardless of the topic, every project must address these essential questions: What is [...]

Note:  This post is part of a series chronicling my 7th Grade Digital Literacy course. As I noted at the beginning of the school year, the focus of Digital Literacy 2010 is Passion-Based Learning.  Although I have selected the technology skills that comprise the curriculum, the course content is specific to each student’s passion.  As [...]

Of all the topics that comprise our 7th grade Digital Literacy curriculum, the intricacies of copyright, fair use, Creative Commons, and the public domain are among the most challenging for students (and teachers) to grasp.  In addressing these issues last fall, I wrote a brief but detailed summation that included a number of classroom-friendly media [...]