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This collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers, parents, and students understand concepts of copyright and Fair Use. This collection includes instructional activities about copyright and collections/tools to use images, music, and texts legally, either through Fair Use or Creative Commons licensing. Use these resources to model and teach ethical use of electronic media or to find copyright-safe raw materials for student projects. Be sure to share these resources with students for them to access any time they have a project to do.
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Copyright Q and A - Game Classroom
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2 to 6
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Looking for simple answers to copyright questions? This resource provides common questions and easy to understand answers for elementary age students. Hover over a student in the game...more
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Looking for simple answers to copyright questions? This resource provides common questions and easy to understand answers for elementary age students. Hover over a student in the game to read a question and then click on the student to read the answer. You must click "Play the Game" to be redirected to the question/answer portion. The main page will appear as a brief activity description.
tag(s): copyright (39)
In the Classroom
As you use digital media, be sure to discuss copyright with students. Allow time for students to look at the questions and answers to discuss as a class how to use and reuse digital media in the classroom and in their lives. Be sure to include this link on your class website for quick reference. Share these questions/answers on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Create a set of rules or reminders as a class to post in the classroom or on a class website or blog. If creating a blog, have students use the site Instablogg ( reviewed here). This site allows you to create "quick and easy" blogs to be used one time only. A unique URL is provided and this site is as easy as using a basic Word program!
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Digital Citizenship and Creative Content - Microsoft
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7 to 12
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Digital Citizenship focuses on the positive aspects of the creative process. This is not your normal copyright tool. An example of the positive approach is to having students create...more
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Digital Citizenship focuses on the positive aspects of the creative process. This is not your normal copyright tool. An example of the positive approach is to having students create their own digital property: a ring tone. There are four ready-made, stand alone units, with 4 to 6 suggested project activities in each. There is no registration required to use the lessons. You and your students do need to register to create the ring tone, though.
tag(s): copyright (39)
In the Classroom
Introduce the lesson on one day. Then allow small groups of students to choose the project activity they would like to investigate; or you could choose for them. Give an adequate amount of time for students to complete their research and present their findings to the class. For the presentations, you might consider having students move past PowerPoint and create an online Prezi presentation (reviewed here) or another reviewed presentation tool from the TeachersFirst Edge.As a culminating activity, your students can create their own ring tone using this site's MyBytes.com. You could use one of the social learning networks reviewed by TeachersFirst to have your classes access and complete the projects. Create their small group on one of these networks for students to easily plan, discuss, and complete their project. Some recommendations: Edmodo reviewed here, Collaborize Classroom reviewed here, or Schoology reviewed here .
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YouTube Copyright School - YouTube
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4 to 12
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This short animated YouTube clip shares specific copyright issues, focusing on reusing previously developed materials available on the Internet by uploading and presenting them on YouTube....more
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This short animated YouTube clip shares specific copyright issues, focusing on reusing previously developed materials available on the Internet by uploading and presenting them on YouTube. It begins with a written quiz on the right side of the page to assess prior knowledge and also to get viewers thinking about copyright issues. It presents the message that uploading copyrighted material onto YouTube can have serious consequences. It also explores the fact that, in addition to written and broadcast media, performances and other public presentations may also be copyrighted. It explains the concept of Fair Use in easy-to-understand terms and examples. It also points out that you may watch for people who misuse material and report any such items so they will be removed from YouTube. Note that this video is hosted on YouTube, so you may not be able to access it inside school filters.
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tag(s): copyright (39), multimedia (17), plagiarism (18)
In the Classroom
Use this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard to discuss and informally assess prior knowledge as you start your study of plagiarism on writing projects or copyright in general. Use it in art or music classes when discussing the use of "derivative works" or performance rights on music. Include this site on your class webpage for students and parents to access as a reference. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online graphic about copyright to share using Tabblo reviewed here.The videos are hosted on YouTube. If your district blocks YouTube, they may not be viewable. You could always view that at home and bring them to class "on a stick" to share. Use a tool such as Zamzar reviewed here to download the videos from YouTube.
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morgueFile - Kevin and Michael Connors, Johannes Seemann
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4 to 12
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Use MorgueFile for free images for inspiration, reference, and use in creative works. These images are legal for use without concern about copyright. Photographs were 'freely contributed...more
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Use MorgueFile for free images for inspiration, reference, and use in creative works. These images are legal for use without concern about copyright. Photographs were 'freely contributed by many artists to be used in creative projects by visitors to the site," though they do request that proper credit be given (see "about"). Enter your search term and refine your search to find images in various categories, size, color, and other options. Click on the image to go to its own page. Save on your computer by clicking Download. Inappropriate images can be reported on this page as well. Create a login to use an organizer to manage photos you have found. Be sure to check out the portfolio tab to view other photos as well as the Classroom tab. Use the Classroom tab to learn about cameras, lenses, and taking better photographs.
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tag(s): copyright (39), images (115), photography (96), writing prompts (50)
In the Classroom
Use this site in every subject area where images can convey concepts or students make projects. Find free images easily for use within the classroom. Use images for drag and drop activities on IWB, such as sorting vegetables from fruits, etc. In Art class, have students find images to demonstrate different design concepts such as rhythm, line, etc. Project an intriguing photo on your interactive whiteboard or projector as a writing prompt for a short story (or poem). Use images for practice writing in world languages, by having students describe the scene or tell a story about it. Assign cooperative learning groups to different images and have them create a Voicethread (in English or another language) about what they think the image portrays. Voicethread reviewed here allows users to narrate a picture. Use images from this site to illustrate a literary magazine or poetry blog during Poetry Month. Be sure to follow guidelines in "about" to cite images and model this for your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Plagium - Septet Systems
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4 to 12
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Identify plagiarized work quickly and easily with this free site. Simply copy and paste your text into the text box. Click the checkboxes to search over the web or the ...more
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Identify plagiarized work quickly and easily with this free site. Simply copy and paste your text into the text box. Click the checkboxes to search over the web or the news as well as advanced search options in different languages and other features. View results in a timeline form as well as summaries of where the passages are on the web. Click the links in the summary to go directly to the pages. Click "Check URL" along the top left. Enter a URL instead of copying and pasting text if your document is on a specific web page. Create an alert to enter your text found on the web. Plagium checks the web and alerts you when it has been used. This feature requires registration.
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tag(s): copyright (39), plagiarism (18)
In the Classroom
Use Plagium for free without login unless you need advanced features such as ongoing alerts for plagiarism of your material by others. Use this service to check for student plagiarism in assigned work. Have students demonstrate it on interactive whiteboard or projector as you teach about plagiarism and/or evaluating web sources. This is a powerful way to show how difficult it is to determine original content on the web. Students will also find this tool useful in checking whether their sources are legitimate. Students may find this a useful service to be sure their own work is not plagiarized.Edge Features:
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Creative Commons: What Every Educator Needs To Know - Rod Lucier
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7 to 12
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Confused about the images and content that you can use in your classes? Be sure to view this slideshare presentation to understand copyright and the classroom. ...more
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Confused about the images and content that you can use in your classes? Be sure to view this slideshare presentation to understand copyright and the classroom.
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tag(s): copyright (39)
In the Classroom
Be sure to link to the resource page for teachers in the district. Place the link on your classroom computer or link to your blog, wiki, or site for access by students to understand the copyright law.
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Online Writing Resources - Red River College
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5 to 12
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Get ready made, 'downloadable' PowerPoints, Word documents, and online interactive exercises for plagiarism, MLA format, works cited, and grammar. The grammar collection includes such...more
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Get ready made, 'downloadable' PowerPoints, Word documents, and online interactive exercises for plagiarism, MLA format, works cited, and grammar. The grammar collection includes such topics as run-on and fragment sentences, active and passive voice, pronoun case, punctuation, and more. The interactive exercises allow students to practice concepts on their own as the program will tell them which answer is correct.
tag(s): capitalization (7), copyright (39), grammar (169), homonyms (7), homophones (10), parts of speech (28), plagiarism (18), proofreading (8), punctuation (31), sentences (29), spelling (124)
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Online Writing Resources allows you to introduce a concept with the PowerPoint projected on your whiteboard or projector, then, you can choose to have the students practice online with the interactive exercise(s). As a follow up you can use the Word document as class work, homework, or a quiz. Another idea would be to use the Word document or interactive exercises with the entire class where you can annotate the concept you're explaining with your projector and interactive whiteboard. Assign individual students to complete a specific module for an area of writing where they need extra practice.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Art Images for Instruction
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1 to 12
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This is an elegantly-presented collection of royalty-free art images which are copyright-free when used for instructional purposes. The site is broadly divided into time periods, and...more
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This is an elegantly-presented collection of royalty-free art images which are copyright-free when used for instructional purposes. The site is broadly divided into time periods, and there are thumbnails for each image. Clicking on a thumbnail will bring up the image in several size options. Wonderful resource for art history or lessons dealing with comparative art styles.
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The images on this site are of amazing quality, and easy to download - making them perfect to use in your classroom. Images would make great supplements to any lecture or presentation, and are of good enough quality that bringing them up on the interactive whiteboard or projector wont pixilate or stretch them out beyond use.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Get Creative - Creative Commons
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4 to 12
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Find a great explanation of what Creative Commons is, including the ethical use of electronic information. This site offers highly interactive explanations that are simple to use, exciting...more
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Find a great explanation of what Creative Commons is, including the ethical use of electronic information. This site offers highly interactive explanations that are simple to use, exciting to share, and extremely informative. Share with others in your district, with your students, and where parents can also see and discuss with their students.
tag(s): copyright (39), creative commons (8)
In the Classroom
Be sure to place this link in a prominent location on a wiki, site, or blog for discussion and review by students. Allow students to remix the video (really, you are allowed!) to show specific examples of copyright and the use of creative commons in your class. As you teach about ethical use of electronic media, compare and contrast what users are permitted to do under Copyright vs. Creative Commons. Conduct a mock debate where students play the roles of writers, artists, publishers, and end users. Even if you are teaching computer literacy skills, the understanding of "rights" is essential in knowing what is possible vs what is ethical (and legal). Start with this video.
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B4USurf - Business Software Alliance (BSA)
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3 to 12
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B4USurfis a free educational program for grades 3-12 that is designed to raise awareness of copyright laws and reinforce responsible behavior online. This site has safety tips,...more
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B4USurfis a free educational program for grades 3-12 that is designed to raise awareness of copyright laws and reinforce responsible behavior online. This site has safety tips, lesson plans, resources, and interactive activities for helping educators, parents, and youths with cyber-ethics and cyber-safety by having fun on the web while learning to surf safely and responsibly. The information is pertinent for elementary, middle, and high school students, who communicate, work, socialize, and entertain themselves on the internet. Unlike many of the other internet safety sites, the B4USurf educational initiative is dedicated to promoting both a safe and legal digital world by addressing unlawful copyright behavior through educating and guiding students to use computer technology responsibly.
tag(s): copyright (39), internet safety (67), safety (99)
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Use this site for your own background information and to help students make smart choices and learn the rules and responsibilities of using copyrighted work and technology safely. You will find a wide range of materials that may be shared on your interactive whiteboard or projector or adapted to meet the needs of your class, including quizzes, games, and suggested lessons designed to teach the skills and raise awareness for the risks they face online while searching for information, blogging, or engaging in other internet activities. Have students work with a partner and research various facets of this site and then create a multimedia presentation to share their findings. How about having students create a word cloud of terms about cyber-ethics and/or cyber-safety using a tool such as Wordle reviewed here.
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Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright - Library of Congress
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3 to 12
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This Library of Congress created this animated series of quick, short videos explaining what copyright is all about and why it is important for your students to protect their creations....more
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This Library of Congress created this animated series of quick, short videos explaining what copyright is all about and why it is important for your students to protect their creations. There is a timeline of some of the milestone copyright laws, frequently asked pertinent questions such as, "Is it okay to use someone else's work or for anyone to use my work?" and everything you need for actually registering a copyright electronically. For those of you who may choose to use a printed version of these materials, you can click on the link to view a plain text version of all the activities. Students are never too young or too old to learn about and be reminded about copyright responsibilities.
tag(s): copyright (39), plagiarism (18)
In the Classroom
Students have become "copy and paste" fanatics, but do they know the answer to, "If the material is on the Internet can I use it?" Even though they might not see a copyright notice on a website, that doesn't mean they're free to copy whatever they see or hear. Project these no-nonsense, impressionable videos on your classroom whiteboard or projector to set the tone for expectations when doing research and other projects, or use the printable versions, (these may be more adaptable and appropriate for older students), to emphasize your position on plagerism. Be sure to provide this link on your class website.You may want to take it full circle by having the class compose and submit a song, poem, or other work to the Library of Congress to register a copyright. Be aware that there is a fee to submit the application, so you might want to consider doing a whole class project to send as one registration.
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Troovi - Acomba
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6 to 12
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Need to create an online image library? Worried about copyrighted pictures online? Have students take and upload their own images using Troovi. It is a web application to exchange photos...more
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Need to create an online image library? Worried about copyrighted pictures online? Have students take and upload their own images using Troovi. It is a web application to exchange photos from a bunch of different sources easily in one single place. There is a "how to" video on the main page. Please note that there are two different types of use for this site, free and premium. Premium has a cost. Even with the free use, you can store up to 500 photos, can upload up to 100 pictures at a time, and -- as long as the secure URL is logged into every 30 days-- files will be stored indefinitely. (If the URL is not used after 30 days, it will expire.) See a sample upload here. This website does require a valid email address.
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tag(s): copyright (39), images (115), photography (96)
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User must be able to locate files on your computer to be uploaded. While not a skill, the user must save the URL in a reliable, easy to access location. If the URL is lost by the user, it can not be retrieved and the user would need to start uploading to a new URL. If the need to delete photos arises, click on "Advanced" at the top page of your photos, and click "photo - delete" or "collection - delete." Also, after uploading new photos to the site, always SAVE. Remember, better save than sorry.Content is private, in that, only the people with which the URL is shared have access to the photos. Keeping this in mind, after sharing the URL with students, please monitor their potential posts as nothing would be prohibited by Troovi itself.
This tool can be useful in so many different areas. Any class that you need photos for.. here is a site for you! In science class when having students do insect collections, instead of having them collect the actual specimens, have them take pictures using their phones or digital cameras. Have the students upload to the URL at home, and then they can create a power point or other multimedia project with the pictures and statistics of the specimen. Perhaps it is obvious, but using this site in photography class would be extremely advantageous because students would not be limited to the pictures that they can take at school. They can snap a picture anywhere and upload to the web without having to drag their home equipment to school. Share this URL with students who are all going on a class trip. Have them upload their own pictures, and share the URL with the yearbook staff to pull pictures. This site would be great for clubs and performance groups as well!
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ccMixter - Dig - ArtisTech Media
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K to 12
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This site offers a library of legal, copyright-safe, free music available for download and podcast use. Students looking for pod-safe audio, music remixes, and background music will...more
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This site offers a library of legal, copyright-safe, free music available for download and podcast use. Students looking for pod-safe audio, music remixes, and background music will be delighted to utilize this dandy library of recordings. You do not need to join in order to listen and/or download the MP3 files. Music and sounds are organized by use categories such as podsafe, soundtracks, and general listening. The songs include current hits, historical music from the U.S. and around the world, and much more. Note that the public can submit works, so -- although our editors have not seen any-- the submissions could include lyrics not appropriate for listening in school.
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A music site that is not just for musicians and music teachers! Students in all classes can use files from this site when preparing multimedia class presentations that require music or background sounds. Use this site when preparing lessons on plagiarism, copyright, and the open source software concept. Musically inclined students who enjoy this site should check out ccMixter reviewed here for more enriching types of musical interaction and collaboration!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jewelbeat - JewelBeat Corporation
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2 to 12
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Wow! At Jewelbeat you'll find free background music and sound effects for podcasts, videos, or any other type of presentation you and your students want to create. There is no ...more
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Wow! At Jewelbeat you'll find free background music and sound effects for podcasts, videos, or any other type of presentation you and your students want to create. There is no registration process. Just download the music, sound effect, or video of your choice and you're done. But don't forget to give credit to the source! Jewelbeat does require that you provide a link back to their site as part of the credit.
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Have students read a book and create an Animoto "book report" project (reviewed here). Instead of using the music selections supplied by the Animoto program, students can browse through these free selections to find something that works with their message about the book. Use your projector and whiteboard to have the students show off their creations. Or, use podomatic (reviewed here) and have your students create a podcast for any subject you might be studying. For instance, students research one of the world's unsolved mysteries (Loch Ness Monster, Bermuda Triangle, etc) and create a podcast of information they found out about the mystery and their opinion of the mystery. Of course, they will want to have music or sound effects in the background. Use the audio backgrounds to add atmosphere for conversation podcasts or videos recorded for world language classes. Don't forget to require your students to give credit to the source of their music, sound effects, or videos.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Digital Literacy Tour - Google & iKeepSafe
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6 to 12
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This site has extensive resources on internet safety for teachers to use with students. The information is upbeat, and, most importantly, current. What you will find here teaches students...more
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This site has extensive resources on internet safety for teachers to use with students. The information is upbeat, and, most importantly, current. What you will find here teaches students how to safely use all types of social media and YouTube, how to be a good digital citizen, and how to evaluate a website. There are three "workshops" with videos, lesson plans, handouts for students, and a slide show presentation to accompany the lesson. Everything is put together for you, so take a look! An added bonus to looking at this site, is that on the left you will find links to other google sites for educators.
tag(s): bullying (41), copyright (39), internet safety (67), safety (99)
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Use these resources indepedently or select the best ones for YOUR students to continually model ethical and safe behavior online. You will find plenty of resources for teaching adolescents internet safety and how to be a good online citizen. Use your interactive whiteboard and projector for the presentations that accompany the lessons, the videos, and the questions. Have students create their own internet safety videos and share them using a tool such as YouTube, SchoolTube (reviewed here), or TeacherTube (reviewed here). Post parts of this site on your class website for students to access both in and out of the classroom. You will also want to share this with parents.
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Copyright friendly - copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com
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K to 12
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Concerned about copyright in the classroom? Use this list as an outstanding way to learn more about copyright. Note: We don't usually review "hotlists," but this list is extensive and...more
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Concerned about copyright in the classroom? Use this list as an outstanding way to learn more about copyright. Note: We don't usually review "hotlists," but this list is extensive and outstanding on the subject of copyright. This site is a source for creative commons images to use in not only student projects but also for teacher work. Be sure to check out all links for great information and a source of copyright free images.
tag(s): copyright (39), creative commons (8), images (115)
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For use by all levels and subject areas. Teach students about basic copyright laws and how to use images and materials correctly as part of everyday work in every single classroom. Introduce in the classroom and allow students the opportunity to review a variety of these sites to determine the ones they are most comfortable with and the specific attributes of each that are worthwhile for different needs. Be sure to discuss these in class as they bring to light many copyright issues.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jamendo - Sylvain Zimmer
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K to 12
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Published under Creative Commons license, Jamendo offers a great variety of copyright-free music. This makes a great addition to your technology resource list as both you and your students...more
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Published under Creative Commons license, Jamendo offers a great variety of copyright-free music. This makes a great addition to your technology resource list as both you and your students can use this site to create soundtracks for videos, use music in podcasts, and just download music to play for students during activities. Once you click on a song that you want to play or download, there is a screen that asks if you would like to make a donation to the musician. This is completely optional and not required to download. However, it may help you to discuss ethical music practices and copyrights with your students. One thing to keep in mind when using this website is that to keep the music, computers must have downloaded permission from your district. If this is a problem and this is a tool you want to use, try talking to your technology department and/or your administration for special, educational permission.
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Music teachers and content area teachers alike have a perfect opportunity to explicitly teach ethical use of internet materials and especially music. This discussion could spark a debate about plagiarism, patents or inventors rights depending upon the course that is being taught. Also, older students who are talented musicians could be encourage or just inspired to use Jamendo to post their own music from home for sale. Depending on district policies, this could be used as a take home lesson for upper level music classes.
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Creative Commons Search - Creative Common
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4 to 12
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Find digital images that are available for use without violating copyright. This search tool finds images licensed for use under Creative Commons licensing. While most major search...more
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Find digital images that are available for use without violating copyright. This search tool finds images licensed for use under Creative Commons licensing. While most major search engines have advanced features the allow you to filter out content by copyright privileges, the CC search website makes is easy and convenient. Be sure to READ the information about verifying licensing. The results are somewhat cluttered but provide extensive options that can be legally (and ethically) used in wikis, blogs, reports, and more, as long as you provide the attribution information. What a fabulous tool for students to use for interactive or traditional projects!
In the Classroom
Teaching students to understand and respect copyright of digital information can be difficult and overwhelming. The first step in helping students understand digital copyright is to get them to explore the terms of use and copyright of a variety of information. Create a scavenger hunt for students to find the terms of service and/or copyright for common websites. Once they realize that not all information is "free" for them to use, introduce the Creative Commons website and the symbols that are used to describe how the content is licensed by the owner. Use an interactive whiteboard or projector to demonstrate searching using the CC search site. Perform searches that yield results that show several different types of licenses. Discuss each type using scenarios of how the information can and cannot be used. As an extension activity for this site, students can create their own work and publish the work using a creative commons license. The work can be as simple as using a digital picture or as complex as creating their own derivative artwork, such as a collage or "photoshopped" image. It can be published on a commercial site such as flickr or on your school webpage. Make sure to follow any school guidelines before publishing student work. Perhaps you can create a class wiki of annotated creative images created by students with explanations of where they found the "parts" and how they created the original works from these parts. What a wonderful model to share with future students, as well. Teachers will also appreciate being able to find images you can freely use on class web pages and in online project samples, etc. (with attribution).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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KitZu - Orange County Department of Education, CA
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3 to 12
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KitZu offers teachers and students a cache of copyright-safe and ready-to use "raw materials" for specific curriculum topics. As the site explains, "For students, this becomes the construction...more
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KitZu offers teachers and students a cache of copyright-safe and ready-to use "raw materials" for specific curriculum topics. As the site explains, "For students, this becomes the construction paper of the 21st century --allowing them to create reports and projects filled with rich, immersive media for communicating their vision of whatever subjects they chose." Developed by the Orange County Department of Education (CA), KitZu offers collections of free media resources revolving around themes. Photos, background music, narratives, video, and text are some of the possible items found in the kits. KitZu invites authentic assessment as measured by the products students produce from using KitZu resources. As students, teachers or organizations build their own resources, new kits can be uploaded (see right side link for contributor information to KitZu). Search for topics by grade level or by subject. Click on the appropriate links on the left side. You will appreciate the fact that downloadable items are copyright-friendly and include all the necessary information to give appropriate credit to the sources (see the pdf file in each zipped folder). The pdf file also includes California standards related to the topic. Offerings are especially rich in science and social studies, but include arts topics and literature/language arts collections. There are even 11 collections for math topics (at the time of this review).
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In the Classroom
At the simplest, you can open image files on your interactive whiteboard to make lessons more visual. Share images, video clips, and more as quick-starts for your lessons on your projector, interactive whiteboard, or speakers. Then share the collections of raw materials with your students as they create projects of their own on an assigned topic or one of several options. For example, have groups research and present their own creative Voicethread reviewed here on 18th century authors or historic sites in your state. Voicethread allows users to narrate a picture. You will need to browse or search what is available on Kitzu before making any assignments!Downloads are in zipped format. This means that the file must be saved on your computer (try your desktop for starters), then double clicked to extract, unzip, or unpack. The result is a folder of files -- or kit. Share this folder via your school network or on a USB stick. You can also send more savvy students to download from the site themselves. You might want to demonstrate on a projector or interactive whiteboard so you can include a demo of how they should give credit to their sources.
Some ideas: have students use the materials on a class wiki (learn more about wikis reviewed here), for narrated Voicethreads (reviewed here) on a topic or to make Bookemon (reviewed here) interactive books. Anywhere you can use images, sound, and video you can use Kitzu contents as raw material!
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Teaching Copyright - Electronic Frontier Foundation
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6 to 12
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In five lessons, students review what they know about plagiarism and copyright and update it to include aspects of copying in the digital age. In addition to the history of ...more
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In five lessons, students review what they know about plagiarism and copyright and update it to include aspects of copying in the digital age. In addition to the history of copyright (with application to proper documentation and annotation), students learn about concepts such as fair use, free speech, peer-to-peer file sharing, and the public domain. The most in-depth portions are definitions and history of copyright, the concepts of fair use and stakeholders, and finally, contemporary explanations of the interpretation of copyright today including material on the internet. The lessons include Notes for the Educator, Assessment, Extension Ideas, Objectives, and many other possible resources. Each lesson varies slightly in the additions.
tag(s): air (181), copyright (39), literacy (101), plagiarism (18)
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Use when teaching essay writing and how to cite sources. Plan a unit on plagiarism using the resources on this site or incorporate them into your existing research units. Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students do the activities on this site independently or in small groups. The culminating activity here is a trial; plan to use this with the entire class with each member having a distinct role. Why not video record the trial? Share the video using a resource such as Teachers.TV reviewed here.
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