Waygook.org ethics

[MissC]

Hi! I work without a computer in class and I know I can't be the only one. When I search for a topic, finding material is easy, but I have to wade through a lot of ppt/video/music themed lessons before I find stuff I can do in my classroom. It's kinda depressing.

While I'm wading through it all, I'd like to re-post what I find, obviously crediting the original poster as much as possible. I worry that if I just link to the original thread, whoever follows the link will have to wade through all the electronics-reliant lesson plans again, defeating the purpose.

So, is it okay for me to re-post material, clearly giving credit to the original poster? And if it's not possible, for moral or logistical reasons, does anyone have any advice on how to make a useful resource for those of us who can't just plug and play?

PS: I'm envisioning a new post for each topic I search for. Today I'm doing can/can't so I'd make a post titled "can/can't", and then in the post I'd copy and paste all the original posters' ideas with an added line to describe what (if any) attachments go with this idea.

[kp]

For what it's worth, you can link to a post within a thread directly.  For instance, say I like this thread on games -- http://waygook.org/index.php/topic,4496.0.html ... If I only want people to look at a specific point, I can link just to that post -- http://waygook.org/index.php/topic,4496.msg25836.html#msg25836 .  I can do this by using the link provided at the top of the reply, just above "Reply #10" in this case.

As for whether re-posting things in the manner you describe is a good idea or not, I can't really say.  I think it's only warranted if you are providing a substantial amount of original material with each post.  Mods tend to merge topics anyway, so even if you give your topics a try you might just find them lumped together eventually.

What would be nice, I think, is a "No-Tech" section in the main master plan index with links to a variety of no-tech activities and lessons.  They're already out there in individual posts and threads, but a spot on the index would be sweet.