This document discusses clarifying copyright and fair use in the classroom. It explains that fair use gives educators rights and flexibility to use copyrighted works for educational purposes, as long as certain considerations are taken into account, such as the purpose and amount of the work being used. Educators have a responsibility to understand fair use and copyright laws so they can appropriately share and reuse knowledge to promote learning, while also modeling these practices for students.

1. Clarifying Copyright and
Fair Use in the Classroom
The Myth, the Madness
And the Mundane

2. How many times have you seen this
disclaimer?
“All contents of this program/ website/ (add your own
here). All rights reserved. No portion of this may be
reproduced in any form, or by any means, without prior
written permission.”
Do we really know what that means?
The bigger question remains- why should we
care?

3. To begin to answer these
questions, let’s check out this video
to clarify what copyright isn’t.
http://youtu.be/0QiO_H0-ok8

4. It’s not about:
Control….who has access to what types of media
or
Fear….of not knowing how and what types of
materials to use enhance learning

5. It is about:
Understanding what Fair Use means pertaining
to Copyright laws
and
Knowing how to use it correctly in an
educational context

6. Fair Use is the most important feature
of copyright laws for educators.
Fair Use gives users rights and flexibility
but…
there are considerations to keep in mind.
These include:

7. • What type of work are you using?
• How are you using the particular work?
• How much of the material are you using?
• Will there be an economic effect?

8. Two other considerations to
remember:
1. Did you use the material with
the same purpose it was
intended for?
2. Was the material used
appropriately?

9. So why is all this so important?
In today’s world of informational sharing-
downloading, podcasts, blogging-
We have a responsibility to our students
and
to ourselves….

10. To be informed about the subject of Copyright
and Fair Use
To promote learning through shared
knowledge
To be leaders and share our understanding of
Fair Use with others that might be
misinformed
To be prepared to model for our students how
the process of Copyright and Fair Use works
when creating new types of media

11. Another innovative website that
supports digital creativity and sharing
is called
Creative Commons
For further exploration on licensing
click on the link below:
http://creativecommons.org/