Copyright

An important area for all teacher-librarians to cover is copyright law. Students (//and teachers//) are really not aware of what they can and can't do legally. I Teach your students about plagiarism and copyright because they will be held accountable if they do not follow the law. This list has been added to the Teacher-Librarian page. The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - assists teachers in fair use doctrine; from the Center for Social Media Copyright Advisory Network - "a way for librarians to learn about copyright and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists" Copyright Basics - from Copyright Kids! Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers - PDFdocument Creative Commons - various sharing methods explained Cyberbee - cute interactive for grades 4-9 Fair Use Evaluator - "understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code." Fair Use Wiki - the fair use clause explained Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright - from the Library of Congress; interactive for kids in grades 4-8 Teaching Copyright - Five 60-minute lessons TeachersFirst Copyright and Fair Use Resources United States Copyright Office - search records, register works What is Copyright? - wiki managed by by teacher Mary Beth Hertz
 * Let's Teach Our Students About Copyright: 15 Sites Which Can Assist You ||

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