Capstone 5: Digital Citizenship
Explain
Modeling Copyright and Fair Use
It is important for educators to understand the impact of copyright and fair use. In this section you will be asked to identify the impact of digital citizenship by staff and students. Let's begin by looking at the importance of copyright and fair use.
Your leadership starts by modeling your vision and expectations. Begin by exploring Thing 9: Be Legal & Fair which describes the elements of Copyright, Creative Commons, Fair Use, and the Teach Act in education.
- View the video to get started then visit the Creative Commons site and experiment with creating your own CC for an original work.
What does your staff need to know about copyright and fair use?
As you move through the contents, consider what your staff needs to know and the impact on their practice. What documents, materials, or works should include the Creative Commons license? How might you share out valuable tools like the plagiarism checkers with your staff? For more ideas, review the Administrator and Teacher Guidelines for Copyright.
As you move through the contents, consider what your staff needs to know and the impact on their practice. What documents, materials, or works should include the Creative Commons license? How might you share out valuable tools like the plagiarism checkers with your staff? For more ideas, review the Administrator and Teacher Guidelines for Copyright.
- Check out the Copyright Quiz from "Copyright Kids" (22 questions) and print your Certificate of Completion OR create a Copyright Quiz for staff and administer. Review the results, then share out with staff for meaningful dialogue about what educators need to know.
Share an example of either a Creative Commons license or share out your efforts to survey staff about copyright and fair use.
