A Teachers Guide To Copyrightand Computer Ethics

Presented by Nancy WalkerEDT 600A Technology Foundations

What is Copyright?

• In a word, Copyright is a law of the United States that protects the work of authors, composers, artists and others from being used without permission

Photographs

• Can I use this photograph or illustration in my project?

Mike White photography chicago, studio and north shore locations. (date accessed 2011, March), http://www.mikewhitephotography.com/

What about Music?

Can I use this video clip in my project?

What about text material?

One chart

Less than 2500 words from a book or chapter

10% of words

A Teachers Guide To Copyrightand Computer Ethics

• You may keep your projects in a portfolio forever, but you should not put it on the Web or make copies of the project without permission from the creator(s) of the material.

Is Everything Copyrighted?

• Not Quite everything. You can’t own ideas……

A Teachers Guide To Copyrightand Computer Ethics

The appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the classroom so that students can distinguish lawful from unlawful uses of copyrighted works

Common Issues of Computer Ethics

•Hacking•Cyber Bullying•Privacy •Sexting•Downloading Music•Netiquette•???

References• The art teacher's guide to the internet. (2006, April). Retrieved from

http://www.artjunction.org/atgi/teachers/copyright_sites.html

• Helden wealth strategies. (n.d.). (date accessed 2010, March) Retrieved from http://heldenwealth.com/Copyright_Terms_and_Conditions.php

• Mike White photography chicago, studio and north shore locations. (date accessed 2011, March), http://www.mikewhitephotography.com/

• Macamour, (accessed 20111, March) http://macamour.com/blog/2009/08/10/rumor-apples-itunes-9-to-have-blu-ray-social-media-support

• Cayman country roster (accessed 2011, March)http://www.myspace.com/caymancountry

• Content Adapted by Nancy Walker from Kathy Schrock