Copyright and Fair Use...

What does it really mean to me as an educator?

The Internet makes it easier to find information and to locate resources for educational purposes. As an educator, do you know what is legal and not legal when it comes to using materials downloaded from the Internet? Is it Fair Use to use anything you want because you are using it for educational purposes?

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines by Hall Davidson

 

Test your knowledge about Copyright and Fair Use

  • A teacher buys a single-user program with department money and puts it on the Local Area Network (LAN). It is frequently used by several teachers at the same time. This is done in violation of a written district policy against using single-user programs on the LAN. After two years, the software company takes action against the individual teacher. The district is also liable.   TRUE or FALSE?                                                                           
  • On her home VCR, a history teacher taped the original ABC news report of Nixon leaving the White House after resigning. She uses the entire news program every year in her classroom. This is fair use. TRUE or FALSE?

Find the answers to these questions and take the full Copyright Quiz Part I by Hall Davidson by going to http://www.halldavidson.net/quiz1.pdf. Now see if you know the answers to the Copyright Quiz Part II

Answers to Copyright Quiz Part I                     Answers to Copyright Quiz Part II

 

 

Additional Copyright Materials to use with your students

In Cyberspace what does Fair Use mean for the non-profit educational user? A Visit to Copyright Bay will help you and your students understand what Fair Use really means.

Cybersmart Curriculum  is a great resource for teachers that includes lesson plan ideas on introducing activities to keep students safe on the Internet.   http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/

Linda Starr gives Tools and tips for teaching students about Cyber rights & wrongs in her article in Education World  http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech055.shtml

The Cybercitizen Awareness Program educates children and young adults on the danger and consequences of cyber crime. By reaching out to parents and teachers, the program is designed to establish a broad sense of responsibility and community in an effort to develop smart, ethical and socially conscious online behavior in young people.   http://www.cybercitizenship.org/

Cyberbee can help your students learn about copyright as the bee hovers over students questions about copyright  http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf