CREATING A GEOMETRY SCRAPBOOK Ana Vegliante University of Florida

Creating a Geometry Scrapbook Define the vocabulary Familiarize yourself with copyright & fair use issues – we will be doing this project at various times throughout the year so we want to avoid problems Find pictures on flickr that you wish to include in the scrapbook that also have the vocabulary terms you wish to illustrate Combine the pictures and vocabulary into a presentation Upload the presentation onto SlideShare Include references for all pictures including the name from flickr

Define the vocabulary

Familiarize yourself with copyright & fair use issues – we will be doing this project at various times throughout the year so we want to avoid problems

Find pictures on flickr that you wish to include in the scrapbook that also have the vocabulary terms you wish to illustrate

Combine the pictures and vocabulary into a presentation

Upload the presentation onto SlideShare

Include references for all pictures including the name from flickr

Defining the Vocabulary Point Angle Vertex Ray Line Segment Parallel Line Perpendicular Line Vertex Create a slide for each of the vocabulary terms listed below and define them according to your notes/textbook: Parallelogram Rectangle Rhombus Square Trapezoid Isosceles Trapezoid Kite Quadrilateral

Point

Angle

Vertex

Ray

Line Segment

Parallel Line

Perpendicular Line

Vertex

Create a slide for each of the vocabulary terms listed below and define them according to your notes/textbook:

Parallelogram

Rectangle

Rhombus

Square

Trapezoid

Isosceles Trapezoid

Kite

Quadrilateral

Educational Fair Use Is YOUR right to used copyrighted material without permission and under certain conditions Four types of consideration mentioned in copyright law: Nature of the use Nature of the work used Extent of the use Economic effect Two key questions judges ask Did the unlicensed work transform the original by using it for a different purpose? Was the material taken appropriately in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?

Is YOUR right to used copyrighted material without permission and under certain conditions

Four types of consideration mentioned in copyright law:

Nature of the use

Nature of the work used

Extent of the use

Economic effect

Two key questions judges ask

Did the unlicensed work transform the original by using it for a different purpose?

Was the material taken appropriately in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?

Educational Fair Use Other suggestions for determining fair use: Choose material relevant to the current project and its purpose Provide attribution for the copyrighted material Use only what is necessary for the educational purpose of the project Be careful when incorporating mass media/pop culture copyrighted works Students, learn to incorporate, modify, and re-present existing media Other resources to check out Educational Fair Use Fair Use and Copyright for Teachers: http://home.earthlink.net/~cnew/research.htm Copyright for Homeschoolers: What is Educational Fair Use? http://homeschoolcopyright.com/index.html

Other suggestions for determining fair use:

Choose material relevant to the current project and its purpose

Provide attribution for the copyrighted material

Use only what is necessary for the educational purpose of the project

Be careful when incorporating mass media/pop culture copyrighted works

Students, learn to incorporate, modify, and re-present existing media

Other resources to check out Educational Fair Use

Fair Use and Copyright for Teachers: http://home.earthlink.net/~cnew/research.htm

Copyright for Homeschoolers: What is Educational Fair Use? http://homeschoolcopyright.com/index.html

Creative Commons Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved." Retrieved March 26, 2009 from: http:// creativecommons.org / Attribution: Users may distribute, copy, perform and otherwise use derivatives of your works as long as they give you credit. Share Alike: Users may use derivatives of your works as long as they distribute under a similar license as you did. No Derivative Works: Users may distribute, copy, perform only verbatim copies of your works. Non-Commercial: Users may distribute, copy, perform and otherwise use derivatives of your works as long as use it for non-commercial purposes only.

Find Pictures on The pictures you choose may only be those whose Creative Common License fits with the work you are doing To begin your search: Go to the ‘Advanced Search’ tab Be sure to choose the options that allow you to use Creative Commons Licensed-licensed materials

The pictures you choose may only be those whose Creative Common License fits with the work you are doing

To begin your search:

Go to the ‘Advanced Search’ tab

Be sure to choose the options that allow you to use Creative Commons Licensed-licensed materials

Find Pictures on Find a picture you would like to use to illustrate a vocabulary term. Click on ‘All Sizes’. Click on the ‘Creative Commons license’ link OR look below the picture to see the licenses

Combine the pictures & vocabulary into the presentation Highlight in the picture what the vocabulary term would look like within the picture and include the definition Parallel Lines: Lines are parallel if they lie in the same plane, and are the same distance apart over their entire length

Highlight in the picture what the vocabulary term would look like within the picture and include the definition

Upload Presentation to SlideShare Go to www.slideshare.net Sign in for a membership with SlideShare Click on ‘Upload’ and follow the prompts so you can upload a file Then sit back, relax and enjoy the show

Go to www.slideshare.net

Sign in for a membership with SlideShare

Click on ‘Upload’ and follow the prompts so you can upload a file

Then sit back, relax and enjoy the show

Resources Slide 6: “los cabos sunrise” by droid Slide 7: “Sunset and Hammersmith Bridge” by jhcrow Slide 8: “A Smile..” by Unique0 Mania Retrieved from flickr

Slide 6: “los cabos sunrise” by droid

Slide 7: “Sunset and Hammersmith Bridge” by jhcrow

Slide 8: “A Smile..” by Unique0 Mania

Sample Scrapbook (Annotated)

Line Segment A straight set of points that extends into infinity in both directions. Retrieved March 23,2009 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smcgee/351136186/sizes/l/

A straight set of points that extends into infinity in both directions.

Ray part of a line, with one endpoint, and extending to infinity in one direction Retrieved March 25, 2009 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2675676767/sizes/l/

part of a line, with one endpoint, and extending to infinity in one direction

Angle The union of two rays with a common endpoint, called the vertex Retrieved March 26, 2009 from: http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/08/15/Olympic_Medal_W_All-Around_Gymnastics/UPI-19681218776482/

The union of two rays with a common endpoint, called the vertex

Trapezoid A quadrilateral that has exactly two sides parallel Retrieved March 25, 2009 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenudigit/1502236421/sizes/l/

A quadrilateral that has exactly two sides parallel