In todays society many teenagers especially high school in
the United States have access to the internet. In the United States most teens
have a strong internet presence. Having this internet presence is a blessing
when it comes to finding information online. However, students have to know how
to site their information and how to avoid copyright infringement. I plan to be
a high school Health and Physical Education teacher. I still plan to integrate
technology into the classroom and to help students learn the do’s and donts of
the cyber world. As a teacher you have to make it so your students can analyze
ethical issues and practices related to copyright. The Nine Elements of Digital
Citizenship help introduce the concept of Digital Citizenship. In North
Carolina there is a specific curriculum on responsible behavior when using the
internet. Along with this, Digital Law come into play when it comes to
copyright. Digital Law is the electronic responsibility for actions and deeds.
Copy right infringement falls under digital law.
There are many ways to teach proper internet use and how to
avoid issues such as copyright. One lesson that can be taught to help students
with copy right is the Fair Use policy. The fair use policy has come into play because of the increased flexibility on
the internet. Fair use has many purposes. When using fair use students have to
think outside the box and use creativity.
Fair use lets individuals use small clips of work as long as they pass
the four factors used in determining copy right. Using fair use you can also
teach your students about the fair use principles made in 1976. Fair use is a
great way for students to practice assessing facts and applying logic to their
argument. The four factors that weigh whether or not you can use copyrighted
work are the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the copyrighted
work, the amount of substantiality of the portion used and the effect of the
use on originality. An example of how this can be used is by having a mock
trial in class such as Walt Disney Vs a fairy tale made by a different organization
and to determine if It can be used. Another idea that can be used in the
classroom is to have each student make a mix or mashup of their favorite band
or television show and to make three things and to find three copyrighted
pictures or stats and explain how they can be used.
One of the main keys is to make responsible choices when
using other peoples work. There are many legal principles when it comes to
copyrighting. Students should have a strong grasp on copyright law to keep
everything legal. Students should be able to understand individual’s
responsibility and rights when it comes to their work. The purpose of the
students work should be affected by the audience and the group the work is
aimed towards. Students should be able to site their sources and be able to
know when to site. An idea to use in class would be to have students split up
into groups and have them work on an advertising project. Make the focus of the
activity to come up with an ad campaign which also makes students participate
in groups. This lesson is a good idea because it makes the students learn the
vocab of the different kinds of copyrights and general vocabulary. Examples
like exploring copy rights and wrongs do a great job of outlining the
assignment and to know the legal parameters.
It is helpful to know the parameters of copyrights,
especially when surfing the net. An example of this is implied consent. Some artists
protect their work because of their exclusive rights. The copyright statute is
used to clearly show laws when it comes to the copyrights of things such as
websites or any digital means. Copyright infringement can happen through
publishing other people’s work or displaying other people’s work as your own.
The best way to avoid copyright is to come up with original work but if that’s not
possible students should be sure to site their sources or ask permission from
the company or owner of the piece of work.
I created a blog to show the positive uses of social media in classrooms. I examined the Guilford County guidelines and used that to consider what successful uses of social media would be. The blog focuses on different social media sites that can be used to help in the classroom. I found a video of twitter being used in the classroom and there are two links discussing Pinterest and different types of blogs.
ReplyDeleteBlogger is a website where people can write and publish their blogs. Other people with blogger accounts can look and comment on your work. With blogger you can also look at other peoples work. You can check if people have viewed your page on the main page of your blogs. Blogger is a great way to share your work and look at others people work. Blogger has many tools that help people with their blogs. It is really easy to embed links and videos to sites such as YouTube.
This creation will help me in the future because it gives me an online footprint. I want to be a health and PE teacher when I graduate. In the classroom I can use tools such as blogger and other social media sources to help kids communicate and to use technology. It will also be easier to post assignments and messages.
In my second post I discussed copyright and how it can be taught in the classroom. Every teacher under the North Carolina standards must teach their students in every grade to have a good online footprint and to be a good digital citizen. Copyright is very important to understand, this blog is a good tool to use when trying to learn or teach copyright.