When is it permissible, appropriate, legal, ethical, and/or OK to
use material someone else created? Does it matter how much, what part,
or where content is used in the classroom? Are teacher more special
than the general public? OR PERHAPS it only matters if (shhhh) no one
else knows or finds out?
Copyright law is huge. There are lawyers who specialize in it. They
do nothing else. Corporations hire lawyers to work only on copyright
issues. We will never be able to cover the entire topic in class. But,
we will try to get you the basics so you can make ethical and
appropriate decisions in your classrooms.
You should start your copyright journey by taking this
QUIZ
(http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2000/curriculum/homeroommodules/copyright/copyrightquiz/copyrighttest.htm)
4 things to remember to be reasonably safe
when using material in your classroom
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have a specific educational purpose for using the material
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have the teacher present
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don't share the material outside your classroom
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when in doubt, use only 10%
Web (Internet) Links
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov
Tech Learning's guide to copyright for education
http://www.techlearning.com/hot_topics/copyright.php
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the
World Wide Web
From University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians (Circular
21)
ie. the 23 page explanation of your legal can and can nots.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf
The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use (from Education
WorldOctober 2000; updated 2004)
ie. an easy to use guide for the Elementary Teacher
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml
Copyright in the K-12 Classroom
From Keystone Central School District
http://www.kcsd.k12.pa.us/technology/copyright/index.html
Copyright Chart from the California Student Media Festival
http://mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html
A copyright hunt for Elementary students and their teachers
WARNING... a lot of outdated links. (11/22/07)
http://www.geocities.com/stvdlnrds/etp/scav/
Summary of Copyright for education
From: Copyright in the Classroom: A Workshop for Educators
By Karen
Work Richardson
http://www.ivyrun.com/education/resources/copyright.htm
RespectCopyrights.org
http://www.respectcopyrights.org
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/fair10-17.html
Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
http://www.csusa.org
Cyberethics for Kids
http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/kidinternet.htm
Copyright Kids
http://www.copyrightkids.org
More Copyright links (from Kurt's Del.icio.us page)
http://del.icio.us/kurt.johnson/copyright
Copyright questions and answers about iTunes, Podcasts, and Fair
Use
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/07/copyright-questions-and-answers-about-itunes/
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc
http://www.movlic.com/
An annual Movie Public Performance Copyright Compliance Site License is
a 12 month license that starts on the day you specify. The license
allows anyone on campus such as teachers, after-school programs and
parents groups to show as many movies as they see fit throughout the
year.