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Dr. Jim Arnold, Principal jarnold@mcsdga.net |
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To comply with copyright laws and guidelines, it is necessary that we understand what we as students and teachers are allowed to copy and use in the classroom. Please use the websites listed below to determine what is and what is not allowed in following fair use and copyright guidelines. Electronic School: Copyright in a Digital Age Offers easy-to-read, practical advice on respecting the intellectual rights of others and avoid copyright infringement. Education World: The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use When a student wants to include a song, a poem, or a photograph in his or her multimedia presentation, what is he or she to do? Go to Education World's five-part series on copyright, fair use, and new technologies and read their copyright and fair use guidelines. The purpose of this site is for teachers to be able to to apply fair use practices to their classroom and nontraditional settings and to identify copyright practices that are questionable so that infringements may be avoided. What is included in this website are the following: the background of copyright and fair use and why they are important to education; fair use privileges in creating multimedia; making copies of print materials for educational purposes or one's students; fair use of videos and other media in the educational setting; and copyright issues and distance learning |
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H. Shaw High School