Can I distribute my iPhoto slideshow using the iPhoto theme music selection to YouTube or would that be copyright infringement?

There are a number of con-men who think that they can earn a quick buck from claiming that they own the copyright to Apple’s royalty-free jingles and sound effects included with the iLife applications. These are all free to use, as clearly stated in section 2.C of the iLife Software License Agreement:

“You may use the Apple and third party audio content (“Audio Content”) contained in or otherwise included with the Apple software, on a royalty-free basis, to create your own original soundtracks for your video and audio projects. You may broadcast and/or distribute your own soundtracks that were created using the […]

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ST Math – Accessing Homework

To access ST Math at home students need a computer with internet access.

  1. Go to stmath.com. Click on JiJi.
  2. Click on the Homework button.
  3. Enter your ST Math password.
  4. Enter your school name and press Enter.
  5. Begin playing assigned homework or click the green objectives button at the bottom to play objectives that have been completed.

Tip: If there is no Homework assigned, access previously played content by clicking on the green cones.

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Italian Books, Italian English Dual Language Books, Bilingual Children’s Books

Award-winning Italian English Bilingual Children’s Books and Dual Language Books are a great resource for teaching and learning Italian as well as teaching and learning English as a Second Language. Collection includes Italian folktales, fables, multicultural stories, myths, legends, picture books and a beautifully illustrated Italian picture dictionary with CDROM.

The books expose children to diversity, help them maintain their heritage and build self-esteem.

ALL BOOKS INCLUDE ITALIAN AND ENGLISH TEXT ON THE PAGE. 40+ other languages also available at this website.

For book recommendations by level, please see the file “BOOK SUGGESTIONS – By Level of Difficulty” in the “Families” and “Teachers” tabs on the left side of this website.

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Rethinking the Colorful Kindergarten Classroom – NYTimes.com

“So many things affect academic outcomes that are not under our control,” said Anna V. Fisher, an associate professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon and the lead author of the study, which was published in Psychological Science. “But the classroom’s visual environment is under the direct control of the teachers. They’re trying their best in the absence of empirically validated guidelines.”

In the early years of school, children must learn to direct their attention and concentrate on a task. As they grow older, their focus improves. Sixth graders, for example, can tune out extraneous stimuli far more readily than preschoolers, the study’s authors noted.

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