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06 May 09
Michelle BurgerStandard 4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility. Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: A. advocate model and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property and the appropriate documentation of sources. This website goes in to great detail about why it is important to teach students the respect for copyright laws.
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20 Nov 08
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20 Aug 08
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School districts are liable for any copyright violations committed
by their staff, and the area with the greatest potential for liability
is the district's public Web site -
Most companies do not want to sue school districts
for copyright violations unless the unlawful practice is pervasive and
such a suit would send a message to other districts. - 3 more annotations...
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- Establish a process to ensure that all materials on the district
Web site are closely evaluated.
- Provide professional development for teachers and instruction to
students about defamation, invasion of privacy, harassment, and copyright
law.
- Include an immunity provision in the policy.
- Take prompt action if accusations are made.
- Be prepared to stand up for staff or students if false accusations
are made.
- Establish a process to ensure that all materials on the district
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school districts can minimize the chances that students
or staff will be accused of copyright infringement -- and minimize district
liability in the event of inadvertent violations -- by establishing clear
policies, developing organized procedures for disseminating the policies,
and strictly enforcing the policies. -
copyright
law is designed to protect the financial interests of those who create
original work; that financial rewards provide the incentive for the creation
of more original works; and that obeying copyright laws benefits society
by ensuring a steady supply of creative works.
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29 Jul 08
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06 May 08
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For the most part, cocooned in our own classrooms, we got away with
it. With the advent of new -- very public -- technologies, we no longer
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"School districts are liable for any copyright violations committed
by their staff, and the area with the greatest potential for liability
is the district's public Web site," Nancy Willard agreed. - 1 more annotations...
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"School districts," Willard
added, "should be very careful about the copyright status of any material
posted on their Web sites. Most companies do not want to sue school districts
for copyright violations unless the unlawful practice is pervasive and
such a suit would send a message to other districts.
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25 Jan 08
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