Top Sites of the Week

This week I have come across some really great sites. Below are a few of them:

1. Ever wonder about whether of not to use that piece of literature or music. Is it fair use or infringing on the copyright laws. Well here’s a great site to help you through this dilemma.

• Help you better understand how to determine the “fairness” of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code.
• Collect, organize & archive the information you might need to support a fair use evaluation.
• Provide you with a time-stamped, PDF document for your records [example], which could prove valuable, should you ever be asked by a copyright holder to provide your fair use evaluation and the data you used to support it. [why is this important?]
• Provide access to educational materials, external copyright resources, and contact information for copyright help at local & national levels.

2. Want to make an online time-line? Then Dipity.com is for you….

You can create a timeline on the fly with great site or let Dipity do it for you with one click.

3. Digital storytelling is an engaging and authentic tool that uses images, music and other media to tell a story.

DigiTales ‘ website provides ideas, resources and inspiration for families, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, churches and everyone else ready to discover the power and magic of merging the art of storytelling with the enchantment of using digital tools. Let all DigiTales StoryKeepers be heard far and wide!

4. Have you ever wanted to give your photo an effect like sepia or make create a wanted poster in a matter of seconds? Tuxpi  takes your photo and transform it with a collection of easy to use effects.

5. Want a fun and cool way to teach mouse skills? The Feed the Head is for you. This creative and slightly creepy images reinforces exercises like drag and drop, point and click, and click and drag. Try it out! Vectorpark has many other fun sites as well.