Comments on: Increasing Classroom Energy http://www.langevin.com/blog/2009/11/30/increasing-classroom-energy/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shenice Gravatt http://www.langevin.com/blog/2009/11/30/increasing-classroom-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Shenice Gravatt Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:39:55 +0000 http://www.langevin.com/blog/?p=879#comment-1450 The energy in a classroom or meeting is EXTREMELY important if you want the participants to take something away from it. I am a perfect example of this. I am currently a teacher, however I am in school for Instructional Design. Whenever I have to attend a meeting or a staff-development I ALWAYS bring a bag of stuff for me to do just in case it is boring. I am prepared to divert my attention else where just in case the energy you have described is low. I feel that when people are developing their training or informational sessions that they tend to forget this aspect. This should be a major component in the planning process because if you fail in this area then the rest of your work is for nothing. All you end up with is people watching the clock waiting for you to finish. I enjoyed this article and I will be bookmarking it for the future when it is my turn to design. Thank you. The energy in a classroom or meeting is EXTREMELY important if you want the participants to take something away from it. I am a perfect example of this. I am currently a teacher, however I am in school for Instructional Design. Whenever I have to attend a meeting or a staff-development I ALWAYS bring a bag of stuff for me to do just in case it is boring. I am prepared to divert my attention else where just in case the energy you have described is low. I feel that when people are developing their training or informational sessions that they tend to forget this aspect. This should be a major component in the planning process because if you fail in this area then the rest of your work is for nothing. All you end up with is people watching the clock waiting for you to finish. I enjoyed this article and I will be bookmarking it for the future when it is my turn to design. Thank you.

]]> By: Steve Wheeler http://www.langevin.com/blog/2009/11/30/increasing-classroom-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-1397 Steve Wheeler Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:45:04 +0000 http://www.langevin.com/blog/?p=879#comment-1397 To further the discussion, here is a quote from BMI's web site. Sorry to be picky, but I train in Nashville, aka "Music City USA". From BMI Frrequently Asked Questions: Q: We Purchased Our Own iPod, CDs, and Gaming Software To Play. Isn't This Our Property To Play Anywhere? Although most people buy digital audio files, CDs, or games like Guitar Hero thinking they are now their property, there is a distinction in the law between owning a copy of the music and owning the actual songs that are played. When you buy an audio file, software, or CD, even those specifically marketed for business purposes, the purchase price covers only your private listening use, regardless of how they are labeled. Once you decide to play any copyrighted music publicly, you need permission from the copyright owners. To further the discussion, here is a quote from BMI’s web site. Sorry to be picky, but I train in Nashville, aka “Music City USA”.

From BMI Frrequently Asked Questions:

Q: We Purchased Our Own iPod, CDs, and Gaming Software To Play. Isn’t This Our Property To Play Anywhere?

Although most people buy digital audio files, CDs, or games like Guitar Hero thinking they are now their property, there is a distinction in the law between owning a copy of the music and owning the actual songs that are played. When you buy an audio file, software, or CD, even those specifically marketed for business purposes, the purchase price covers only your private listening use, regardless of how they are labeled. Once you decide to play any copyrighted music publicly, you need permission from the copyright owners.

]]> By: Steve Wheeler http://www.langevin.com/blog/2009/11/30/increasing-classroom-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-1396 Steve Wheeler Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.langevin.com/blog/?p=879#comment-1396 >>Just remember that using music in the classroom can mean paying royalties. Purchasing and playing CDs allows you to avoid those fees.<< I thought that playing commercial music regardless of format that is not specifically sold as "royalty free" requires a license through ASCAP/BMI/SEASAC when used within a business setting. Is that not true? >>Just remember that using music in the classroom can mean paying royalties. Purchasing and playing CDs allows you to avoid those fees.<<

I thought that playing commercial music regardless of format that is not specifically sold as “royalty free” requires a license through ASCAP/BMI/SEASAC when used within a business setting. Is that not true?

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