Hello, I mostly watch what goes on in this forum and look out for ideas on how best to utilize my lab space, but I'm a faculty member more than a lab director, so a lot of things go over my head. I've seen/read lots about using ipods in the lab environment, but I'm not sure why or for what ends or to do what activities specifically. Can someone explain what they're doing or what they have seen others do with ipods in their lab? Is it worth investing in ipods for a langlab? If so, is there an optimum ratio of ipods to seats? ¿1 ipod for every 2 seats?, ¿1-1?, ¿1-4?... Does having a turnkey lab setup (Tandberg in our case) take care of whatever functionality the Ipods would/could provide? Any and all ideas are welcome. thx, Alex Alexander Waid, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish Department of Humanities United States Coast Guard Academy (dh) 27 Mohegan Avenue New London, CT 06320-4195 860-701-6866 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 1:31 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: #8240 (!)"Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution" --- Forwarded Message from "Lee Abraham" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Lee Abraham" <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 18:28:52 -0400 >Subject: "Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution" Dear Colleagues, Hello! From the April 2006 CIT Infobits, University of North Carolina! Hope that this is useful! Sincerely, Lee ------------------------------------------------------------ PODCASTING LEGAL GUIDE Podcasting is a tool that allows instructors to give students access to audio or video files on their iPods or computers. As podcasting activity increases, so do the questions of legal rights and liabilities. Creative Commons has just released "Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution," "a general roadmap of some of the legal issues specific to podcasting." The guide covers copyright, publicity rights, and trademark issues related to content that you acquire or create. Information is also provided on licensing your podcast. The guide is available online at http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide. Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works. For more information go to http://creativecommons.org/. Other related resources: Electronic Frontier Foundation's "Legal Guide for Bloggers" http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/ "New Campus Copyright Guide" CIT Infobits, March 2006 http://www.unc.edu/cit/infobits/bitmar06.html#1 *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************