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For our final assignment I created a poster regarding the basics of copyright and piracy.  As ISTE4 relates to moral and ethical actions on the internet, I immediately think of copyright and sharing music between peers.  As the internet is such a prominent part of student's lives, most do not fully grasp the rules and regulations regarding the content that they find online.  This poster's goal is to provide a basic overview of the main ideas regarding copyright, piracy and the sharing of media.  This poster is aimed at students in middle school and parents of those children.  Parents could gain useful information from both embedded videos, particularly the one that shares websites that stream music legally.  https://edu.glogster.com/glog/copyright-and-downloads/2hfdhq8cdhp

Question: Which local and global Kodaly communities can I participate in, with the hopes of sharing ideas and engaging in meaningful discourse? The Kodaly method is my primary pedagogical method when instructing K-5 music education.  After much research I found that there is not a strong internet presence in this community.  Finding ways to stay connected via technological communities are limited.  One of the best resources is Facebook. One aspect ISTE5 focuses on teachers staying connected through technology and other online resources.  As mentioned in this week's hangout, a connected teacher is utilizing a large handful of resources, all that aid in the connecting the teacher to the broader world of their field or curriculum.  As mentioned in the article "Teaching: Prepare and Connect", the author states teachers "are connected to their students and to professional content, resources and systems that empower them to create, manage, and assess engaging and re

Final Reflection               At the beginning of this course my thoughts on accomplished teaching were shallow and vague.   Are students engaged? Does the teacher know what they are talking about?   Is the classroom managed?   These were the big picture ideas that came to mind prior to this course. After many readings, discussion board posts, and face-to-face interactions my definition has changed in many ways.   Some thoughts remain intact but many ideas and principles have changed into something deeper, pointed and more meaningful.   Many experiences this quarter redefined my ideas on what it means to be not only an accomplished teacher but also a mentor and teacher leader.             The focus of the first face-to-face meeting was centered on equity.   This word has come into discussions at school and previously in college, however it was never a primary focus. In my past experiences whenever I heard the word equity I would brush it off quickly, as if I deeply understood the