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I don’t think this is necessarily a link that I would provide for students to use. The
site is billed for educators, and I think I would provide this as a link under the instructor
section of the curriculum web. There’s a wealth of information on this site complete with
worksheets and quizzes.

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In any curriculum web on copyright its important to introduce students to all of the
types of copyright law they will encounter. Creative Commons is a very important type
of license that students might encounter while searching for some kind of media to use
during a project; it’s also a great database to search when searching for something that
has a little freedom when it comes to copyright law. Other than as a resource, I would
like to have students watch the get-creative video, witch explains exactly what a creative
commons license means in relation to copyright law.
(http://creativecommons.org/videos/get-creative)

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My favorite part of this site was the comic book. I thought it gave a wonderful
perspective in the form of some kind of background reading, while remaining fun. It’s
much easier to get students to read a comic book, than a textbook or informative legal
document. Simply having students read this document (they can print it too under it’s
Creative Commons license) is the best way to incorporate it into the curriculum web.
(http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/)

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I thought the student/teacher portion of the webpage entitled “Taking the Mystery out
of Copyright”. It had some nice interactive videos and flash animations that I thought
provided a nice view of copyright as a whole. The exact site that “Taking the Mystery
out of Copyright” links to is from the Library of Congress, so it should be credible
information as well. I think that students taking a particular interest in this subject would
be interested to look at the actual copyright legislation listed at the “Law and Policy”
link. I thought it was interesting to see just how many laws affect copyright laws.

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This page is almost identical in information to the earlier resources with one
exception. The ARL put together a timeline of copyright law that comprehensively
covers all issues and legislation concerning copyright from the drafting of the U.S.
Constitution through 2006. I thought this particular resource was perfect either to
highlight the important cases or laws with a simple overview. Getting more involved,
each student could pick their own point on the timeline to learn about in detail.
(http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/copyresources/copytimeline.shtml).

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This cite is probably the most legal and academic resource I found. It is also the most
current. I would not send students here to learn about what they can and can’t use in their
projects, but rather to see the direction that copyright is taking in the future based on
current events. I thought the “Fairly Used” blog was an awesome place for students to
get ideas about future and current Copyright legislation, the current issue being a recent
proposed settlement over a Google Book’s controversy. I don’t think that I would use
this with younger grades in a middles school setting. The level of material is certainly
geared towards older students, and possibly should only be used at the high school level.

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This site I thought was extremely useful as a reference. It is not necessarily a site that
I would send students to with the intent of doing some sort of assignment, rather it is a
site that I would recommend students use when doing some sort of project. It is
extremely well organized and gives excellent information on copyright law as it applies
to different medium. This makes browsing for information easy for students, the only
question being “is the work in question a movie, song, picture, or written?” From there
information on each medium is communicated through FAQ’s or basic overviews of
copyright law.

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This particular website is probably a little beneath the level of middle school students,
but it is worthwhile as an introduction. I particularly like the “Interactive Copyright
Questions and Answers” flash animation where students could click on various questions
and are prompted with an animation of Cyberbee with an answer. There are some other
useful links, but most of these are geared towards educators, rather than students.

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I really thought that this site was useful. There is tons of good information from a\ncopyright FAQ, to sample letters asking for permission, and a multiple choice quiz. My\nfavorite part of the site was "the yearbook club." In this interactive section students are\nsupposed to pretend to be on their school's yearbook staff, faced with the tough decisions\nof what to include and what not to include. The situations were very realistic, and the\nexplanations were very through. It's an excellent resource for students who learn by\nexample.

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I thought the student/teacher portion of the webpage entitled "Taking the Mystery out\nof Copyright". It had some nice interactive videos and flash animations that I thought\nprovided a nice view of copyright as a whole. The exact site that "Taking the Mystery\nout of Copyright" links to is from the Library of Congress, so it should be credible\ninformation as well. I think that students taking a particular interest in this subject would\nbe interested to look at the actual copyright legislation listed at the "Law and Policy"\nlink. I thought it was interesting to see just how many laws affect copyright laws.

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