Videos over the Internet: Friend or Foe?   Overview: The advent of video over the Internet has created a new subset of media, allowing anyone with a cell phone to produce mini-movies that are instantly available to the world. What repercussions do these productions have on students, their homes and schools? And, perhaps more importantly, how can this new media be used constructively. Possible Workshop Topics: Compression & Confusion: Basic steps for getting videos on the web Surprise Offspring: Pseudo-Celebrities, Dancing Cats, Bad Karaoke Online Town Halls: Anyone can ask anyone anything The 10-Minute Canvas: How outside-the-box can you be while inside the box? Those FBI Warnings No One Reads: Copyright and you Shakespeare's High and Low Comedy in a box: The power of humor in messages A Chicken in Every Pot, A Camera in Every Seat: Major events from hundreds of angles An Online Open House: Creating a virtual tour of your classroom and curriculum   Techniques Used: Online video clips with small group activities Critiquing various online video websites Loading student projects (consent, content, and copyright) Loading educator work (projects, class tours, curriculum)