Educators are faced with many challenges concerning intellectual property. Besides working within the legal guidelines of copyright law, an educator must also educate their students concerning the parameters of intellectual property.
Understanding how fair use works is important for all educators. Identifying the guidelines of fair use and copyright infringement are the first factors. There is an on-line workshop for educators concerning copyright located at http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html. This workshop includes lesson plans, outline and quiz that can be used to train educators about copyright laws.
There are many places for educators to obtain information, graphics, clip art and lesson plans that are specifically set up for public use. Some of these sites are listed below. It is always best to double check any site that you are using material from. If the site states that you need permission you can e-mail the owner and see if they will grant permission. Some sites request that you simply acknowledge them or if it is a web site that you link to their home page.
Clip-Art.Com, http://www.clip-art.com/
Free Images, http://www.freeimages.com
Educator's Guide to Computer Crime and Technology, http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/crime/ , (April, 1999; revised June 2002)
Copyright Workshop, http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html , (April, 1999)
Guidelines for Educational Use, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/guidelinedoc.html
these are intended to be copied and used by educators)
AskERIC Lesson Plans, http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons
Collaborative Lesson Archive, http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA
Encarta Schoolhouse, http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/default.asp
The Lesson Plans Page, http://www.lessonplanspage.com
Education World - Lesson Planning, http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/
Education Resources, http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/lesson.asp
Lesson Plans -- the Discovery Channel School, http://discoveryschool.com/lessonplans/index.html
Free Materials for Teachers , (links to educational freebies) http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr110.shtml
Tom Snyder Productions (free software demos), http://www.teachtsp.com/downloads/demos.html
3,4000 Newspapers on the Net, http://www.webwombat.com.au/intercom/newsprs/index.htm
Classroom Connect: How to Cite Internet Resources, http://www.classroom.net/classroom/CitingNetResources.html
Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation, http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html
Ask Jeeves for Kids [ http://www.ajkids.com ]
Lycos Network [ http://www.lycos.com/kids ]
Yahooligans , [ http://www.yahooligans.com ]
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Blue Web'n , http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Apple Computer's Education Site, http://www.apple.com/education
Classroom Connect, http://www.classroomconnect.com
CNN , http://www.cnn.com
The Global Schoolhouse, http://www.gsn.org
The Chalkboard, http://www.thechalkboard.com
Instructor Magazine, http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor.htm
Library of Congress, http://lcweb.loc.gov/
Agnew, Palmer W., Kellerman, Anne S. and Meyer, Jeanine. (1996). Multimedia in the Classroom. Needham Heights, MS: Allyn & Bacon.
Cromwell, Sharon, "My First Book About the Internet", 1997
Dockterman, David A., Great Teaching in the One Computer Classroom, 1997
Gimotty, Susan L., Managing Technology in the 1-Computer Classroom, Teacher Created Materials, Inc., M.A. 1999
Goldstone, B. and Perley, A., Kids Guide to the Internet, 1996
Roblyer, M. D., Edwards, Jack and Havriluk, Mary Anne. (1997). Integrating Educational Technology Into Teaching. Upper Saddle River, JN: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Wresch, William A. (1997). Teacher's Guide to the Information Highway. Upper Saddle River, JN: Prentice-Hall, Inc.s
Shellie Brunsman
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Edited 6/02
Dia Langellier
Allison Drew