If I may add a slight twist:   we have a group interested in student-produced radio programming, but they want to stream it over the Internet rather than broadcast.  Have any of you done this sort of thing?  I suppose they could go with podcasting, but that is not really what they are looking for.

I sense all sorts of pitfalls and traps in the idea - so would appreciate feedback from this wonderful group.



Tommy Walz
Technology Coordinator
Barre Supervisory Union

>>> Stephen Barner <[log in to unmask]> 11/16/2007 3:10 PM >>>
At South Burlington, we purchase royalty-free music (meaning we pay for
it once and don't have to pay again for every use). Our SBNN broadcasts
sometimes go out over the local cable channel or are used for other
purposes, but I would think you would want to respect copyright anyway,
as part of what you are teaching the kids.
 
What I wonder about is our school "radio station," which isn't a radio
station at all, but a broadcast before school over the PA system. Aside
from being wildly obnoxious (the music, not me, I hope), I would be
interested in anyone's take on the playing of copyrighted music, often
from MP3 players, to large audiences (>1,000 people).
 
--Steve Barner

________________________________

From: School Information Technology Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Raymond Ballou
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 1:46 PM
To: [log in to unmask] 
Subject: copyright and school news podcast


Dear List:
 
I checked out Lucie's post from earlier in the month, but the document
reads like a research report with no conclusion, and no guidance given.
 
We have just begun to have students find articles, edit copy, fact
check, and anchor for a newscast. This is a 'club' type project as
opposed to part of a class.
 
At the moment it is distributed only within the building for copyright
reasons. I would love to talk with people who have actually produced
student news for broadcast.
 
Some school (maybe S. Burlington) presented at Dynamic Landscapes in
Castleton a few years ago about their project, any update?
 
I think I have a good handle on what is allowed, but want to discuss it
a bit before we post anything on our website.
 
thanks,
 
R.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
This email may contain information protected under the Family 
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  If this email contains 
confidential and/or privileged health or student information and you 
are not entitled to access such information under FERPA or HIPAA, 
federal regulations require that you destroy this email without 
reviewing it and you may not forward it to anyone.


--
This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by MailScanner, ClamAV and Bitdefender  and is
believed to be clean.