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Hi All,

I forwarded a few WLMA listserv emails to you and then our district server shut down through Monday. Here are the last two that are sitting in my outbox:

code Following is a message from the WLMA listserv:

code  Defense of any learning material comes in its selection, not in the possible challenge. · Have you personally read the item? · What do reviewers say about the item? · Does it reflect the maturity of the population to be served? · Do I know the procedures for challenges? · Does my district follow the procedures?

Cheers, Joan

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Have questions about copyright as they pertain to teaching and learning? You can participate in a free 4-week MOOC (or [ [] ]massive open online course) designed by professors at Duke University. It starts July 21st, and the work load is estimated to be 2 to 3 hours per week. From two course descriptions: Fear and uncertainty about copyright law often plagues educators and sometimes prevents creative teaching. This course is a professional development opportunity designed to provide a basic introduction to US copyright law and to empower teachers and librarians at all grade levels. Course participants will discover that the law is designed to help educators and librarians… We especially hope to attract K-12 teachers, who encounter many of the same issues that arise in higher education, and who often have even fewer resources to appeal to for assistance. That is one reason for the summertime launch. Another point about the focus in this course — our goal is to provide participants with a practical framework for analyzing copyright issues that they encounter in their professional work. We use a lot of real life examples — some of them quite complex and amusing — to help participants get used to the systematic analysis of copyright problems… For more information, go to [ [] ][] or [ [] ][].

- Dennis Small, Educational Technology Director, OSPI Old Capitol Bldg, PO BOX 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Phone: (360) 725-6384 FAX: (360) 586-7251 Cell: (253) 279-7641 Web Page: [ [] ][|http://www.k12.wa.us] E-mail: [ mailto:dennis.small@k12.wa.us ]dennis.small@k12.wa.us

code code code Following is a message from the WLMA listserv: code code code code . code Good Morning!I am really conflicted and would like some expert opinions please. My principal gave me extra money (Yeah!) to start our eBook collection so I have been compiling an order. I just read __Looking for Alaska__ and although it was not one of my favorites I know it is very popular with teens. My problem with it is that it has a couple pretty explicit sexual scenes. I know it has received awards and has good reviews. So, do you have it in your catalogs and how would you defend it if it was challenged?Thanks!Janice Bjorke

 Janice BjorkeLibrarian/Media SpecialistBremerton High School1500 13th St.Bremerton, WA360-473-0995

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