As I mentioned in class, our school has sent out reminders and pretty well holds true to what videos we can watch in our school. That is not to say that they will not turn a blind eye to what we do, they just make it difficult to do it. For instance, if you want to show a video during a class party before Christmas break it has to meet several bits of criteria. It has to be rated G and it has to be linked to the curriculum. It is more difficult than you think to find a video to show that fits both of these categories that you would want to show. Teaching fifth grade I would like to be able to read a book and then show the movie that the book was made into and then compare them, but most books we are reading in fifth grade end up being rated PG or PG-13.It is funny that we can read about it, but we can't watch it. Our school has access to a server called Safari Montage which has videos that we have purchased access to and we can show in the classroom.
The video Rip, Mix, Burn, the MPAA did not want a fast forward button on the VCR, but were not successful. Yet today manufacturers have found a way to prevent us from fast forwarding through the previews at the beginning of a DVD.
If anyone want to check out a cool video about acceptable use Google "A Fairy Use Tale." It is very funny and you don't need to watch the whole thing to get the point.
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Since I am not a teacher with a classroom as of yet...this quote that you stated "Teaching fifth grade I would like to be able to read a book and then show the movie that the book was made into and then compare them, but most books we are reading in fifth grade end up being rated PG or PG-13.It is funny that we can read about it, but we can't watch it" made me really think. I agree...why cant we read about it and show the film/movie/video? Crazy that they are rated yet acceptable to read...hmmmm
ReplyDeleteI do not completely understand the difference between the ratings of G and PG. To be honest all I know about those ratings is PG means Parental Guidance so I'm assuming G means Guidance... but that's besides the point. It seems like finding a movie that fits all of your school's criteria can be challenging. But on the bright side, at least they're not saying "NO WAY" to showing movies!
ReplyDeleteSafari Montage sounds like a very interesting program. Is it at all like youtube? Or does it actually have full length videos that you can use? Either way, it sounds like something that is helpful for teachers to be able to show some media within their classroom.
I made a note of the "A Fairy Use Tale" when you mentioned it in class but I have not had a chance to watch it yet... It's on my list of things to do though!