Copyright

   =COPYRIGHT IN THE CLASSROOM =

  All of us in education need to understand the basics of Copyright Law and how it relates to creating and making public the media that we create. This session presents practical suggestions for schools, educators, and students to avoid problems with infringing on others' intellectual property. It will also give learners practical solutions on how to LEGALLY create as well as share. We will focus specifically on the basics of copyright, Fair Use and how it relates to our students. We'll also address the use of non-copyrighted materials, including public domain and Creative Commons. I am a regular classroom teacher - I am not a lawyer! Over the years, I have attended classes and read a lot on these subjects. I am still far from knowing all of the legalities, however, so for legal advice you should consult a lawyer. I am, though, very passionate about these issues and I try my best to pass along my knowledge to my students. Hopefully, you will do the same.

Here are links to resources that I've found helpful in educating myself about copyright issues.


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__Videos __ Don’t download that song video - [] [|A Fair(y) Use Tale] - a humorous video about copyright basics created by mixing various Disney movies. By Professor Eric Faden, Bucknell University __Scavenger Hunts that Teach About Copyright__ [] []  __Copyright Basics __<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: left;">__ Charts/Graphs __ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] - Fair Use in the Classroom Chart by Kathy Schrock __<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Lesson Plans and Materials __ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; display: block; text-align: left;">from ReadWriteThink - <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view_printer_friendly.asp?] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">From the Copyright Site []

<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copyright Lesson Plan (Grades 3-5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copyright and Fair Use Lesson Plan (Grades 6-12) []

<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copyright Lesson Plan (Grade 8) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copyright Lesson Plan: Online Music (Grades 9-12) []

__<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Sites that Teach about Copyright __ <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cyberbee - [] <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">WIKIs __ <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copyright, Fair Use, Intellectual Property & for Educators – wiki from Wes Fryer - [] <span style="font-size: 10.8pt; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; display: block; text-align: left;">Beating the No U‐Turn Syndrome: modifying our approach to copyright instruction and <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 81%;"> Enforcement by: Doug Johnson <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__Fair Use__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Copyright & Fair Use in Teaching - The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education [] <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[] <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">...a chart summarizing what every educator needs to know about this topic __<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Articles<span style="font-size: 16pt; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> __

<span style="font-style: normal; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">By Hall Davidson []

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<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creative Commons Material __ [|30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Material] - includes music, text, pictures, etc. - great resource <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Flickr's Creative Commons Pool]: Browse through the images provided by Flickr users who have chosen to offer their pictures under a Creative Commons license. A [|Flickr Advanced Search] also allows you to search for these images easily. [|FlickrCC Blue Mountains] Displays attribution [|Flickr Free Use Photos] Photo sharing, no attribution necessary [|Beholdcc] Use the boxes before you search to select licensing [|openphoto]: Free stock images. Use categories on the right to browse or click on //search// in the top bar [|Flickr Storm] (select appropriate Creative Common license from pull-down menu) [|BurningWell] (public domain, high resolution photos) [|US Government Photos and Multimedia] Most materials is in the public domain, but read the disclaimers. [|Library of Congress Photo Stream on Flickr] [|Wikimedia Commons]: A database of 14 [|freely usable] media files to which [|anyone can contribute]. [|Common Content] an open catalog of Creative Commons licensed content [|Creative Commons] Search Flickr, Yahoo!, Google, OWL Music Search, SpinXpress, and BlipTV to "find [|Creative Commons]-licensed media that you can legally share and reuse for free" [|Jeff Bailey's Tech Tool Kit] [|Fotogenika] [|Yotophoto:] indexes over a quarter million Creative Commons, Public Domain, GNU FDL, and other copyleft images. [|Free Digital Photos] [|Pics4Learning] Copyright friendly images for education [|GetMedia] [|MorgueFile]"provides the public and creative community with free photos.. [|Free Pixels:]images may be used for both personal and commercial purposes under the limitations of this license [|Free Photos Bank] [|stock.xchng] [|PD Photo] [|Public Domain Pictures] - high resolution photos and illustrations under public domain license [|FreeFoto.com] [|Free Photo 1] [|OurMedia] [|FreeMediaGoo] [|Picsearch] [|ccpics.com] [|ccMixter] : creative commons music [|Jamendo] - music licensed under Creative Commons [|Free Sound Effects and Loops] - Free sound effects and music loops .wav files for download