Module+6+Copyright+and+Fair+Use

**Class Reading Assignment:** Fair use guidelines: [] Center for media literacy: [] Copyright Resources: [] 10 myths about copyright laws: [] Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web[]
 * Read through the links posted. All pertain to copyright and fair use. **

**Module 6 Action Assignment:** Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Digital Millennium Copyright Act: [] This article I read at the Education World Website was part of a series of articles on Fair Use Guidelines, and it focused on the guidelines for educational multimedia. It also provided a link to ADEC (The American Distance Education Consortium) that provided a very in depth and detailed explanation of guidelines on acceptable uses of materials for educational purposes that would not infringe on owners' copyrights.
 * Check out the External Links that I have posted. **
 * Find another site that explains the "Fair use Guidelines" and post that link in the discussion area with a brief summary of the site. **
 * Education World: Applying Fair Use to New Technologies-Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. []

Fair Use Guidelines for educational Multimedia: [] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I know now that I am going to have to rethink what I require my students to cite when they are working on multimedia projects. In the past, and I admit to my guilt, I have not required students to cite their sources! I have definitely missed out on teaching them how to properly do this! I know that I am going to have to carefully go through all the fair use guidelines myself and then pass this information on to my students. I guess I am going to have to blame time restrictions on me not requiring them to do this; however, I now see this as a perfect opportunity to teach them a very needed skill for college, work, and life. As a teacher I should still find the time to go above and beyond my subject area and show them how to do things properly.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Module 6 Discussion Questions: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Post your site that explains "Fair Use" and give a brief summary of the site. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Describe the impact copyright law has and will have on your and your students' multimedia presentations. How will you enforce your students' use of the fair use guidelines? **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I definitely am going to have to spend a day or two talking to them about copyright laws and fair use and also use some lab time to teach them how to properly cite their sources.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**In response to Diane Friday:** I too agree that it is a good idea to have students cite the website/song/artist etc. directly on their presentations. This not only ensures that they are following fair use guidelines, but also teaches them to respect the work of others and to give credit where credit is due. My lower level kids struggle with this because they do not clearly grasp the idea that using someone elses work is stealing and cheating.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You must also respond to at least 2 other classmates **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In response to Ryan Bowers: ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I like your straightforward answer about requiring your students to give credit to the author by citing their source. I know that in the past I have not really required my students to do this, but after reading all the articles on fair use I DEFINITELY am going to require it from now on in. Not only is it the law, but it will prepare them for after high-school. Nobody likes their work to be used without getting credit for it!