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Understanding copyright & fair use
This is from the Library of Congress Learning Page, and while it's aimed at how copyright applies when using their online collections of resources (which are fantastic, by the way), it has good questions and answers and examples aimed at teachers. Note the links at the bottom to other helpful sites, in particular the second and third ones aimed at teachers.
This May/June 2000 article written by Connie Bakker for an online journal called Multimedia Schools published by Information Today. It explains the background and use of the fair use guidelines as they relate to education including when/under what circumstances fair use can be claimed, how long projects that claim fair use can be kept, how many copies can be kept, portion limits, and what must be included in any presentation that claims fair use.
This page from the NC Department of Public Instruction provides easy-to-understand explanation of fair use guidelines for educators and students when using multimedia.
Creative Commons Licensing
Teaching students about copyright - all grades
Check out this student-oriented list of frequently asked questions from NC Wiseowl. There are links to this page from the homepage of each NC Wiseowl "zone" - elementary, middle, and high school.
Check these lesson plans - note that in SMART, the 'M' stands for Manners (ownership, copyright, fair use, and giving credit). After selecting the Manners link, use the link on the left to lesson plans and activity sheets and explore ones for different grades. Middle grades lessons can generally be adapted for use with high school students. Note how these resources can assist YOU in teaching your students about copyright and fair use. Check out lessons under the Ethics and Property category. Also while at this site, check out the Research and Information Fluency lessons and activities link on the left - great resources here to accompany your resources on searching for and evaluating websites.
Copyright sites for young students
Click on graphic of kids' faces to link to interactive questions and answers about copyright - even if you are teaching older students, check it out - you gotta see this one to believe how cute (and effective!) it is.
Sponsored by Friends of Active Copyright Education (FA©E) that is part of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
Cute explanation of copyright and the need to cite sources; includes good examples of how to use text and graphics appropriately and has a glossary and quiz
High school resources
From Springfield Township High School in Pennsylvania - check out poster on wall about citation style sheets and also look at Policies (second shelf from top on bookcase) - read the policy named Guidelines for Multimedia and Web Production and the Research Integrity Policy.
Understanding Plagiarism
From Writing Tutorial Services, Indiana University
Asking permission to use work of others
Check out this template from Landmarks for Schools - for STUDENTS. Note HOW it works and how it can be used - read the directions in the left column.
Check out this template from Landmarks for Schools - for TEACHERS. Note HOW it works and how it can be used - read the directions in the left column.
Sample permission letter from the Bellingham Washington Public Schools, and note how it can be used.
Citing sources
Not only has link (on right) to citation maker that creates a running list of citations in MLA style, but ALSO has simple explanation of plagiarism and need to ctie sources and a kid-friendly plagiarism worksheet for young students.
Not only has link to citation maker that creates a running list of citations in MLA style, but ALSO has lots of great links for older students on when to cite, plagiarism, and examples of correct citations. There is also on the right a link to a citation maker for APA style that works like the MLA one does - generates a running list of citations
Good explanation of why and how to cite and what plagiarism is and links to THREE different pdf files with examples & general rules for MLA, APA, and Chicago & Turabian Styles. From University of California, Berkeley.
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Resources to help you understand, resources to use with students, forms to request permission to use work of others, and assistance with citing sources
Updated on 2009-07-28
Created on 2009-06-05
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