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resources guiding fair use of intellectual property, rules re plagiarism
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Copyright Guidelines Grade 8-LifelongWhat is "Fair Use"? How does it apply to school administrators or teachers? Janine Lim shares copyright basics and fair use policies for print materials, illustrations and photographs, TV and cable, performance and display of audio-visual material, educational multimedia, internet, and software. -
Copyright, Are You Playing Fair? Kindergarten-Tertiary"Copyright law and its application in your classroom is probably not something that you think about every day. But with increasing amount of content available on the Internet, with the increasing use of shared content through Google Docs, DropBox as well as other cloud drives, and with more teachers making material available for their students through web-based methods, it is something that we all need to be taking seriously because litigation is increasing as well." -
Ethics and academic plagiarism Grade 5-LifelongTo commit plagiarism is to copy in substance an idea or a work of another author, presenting them as if they were one's own (Real Academia Española, 2012; Farlex Inc., 2012). The action derives from an ancient Roman custom that consisted of buying a... -
Guiding Students Through the World Wide Web Grade 9-LifelongThis article shares tips and things students and teachers need to know about the internet for academic writing. It includes a source evaluation rubric, and helpful discussion of problems in selecting quality information sources online. -
Intellectual Property and Copyright - The Effects Upon Education and Information Availability in Developing Countries Grade 1-Tertiary"Rapid growth in electronic document exchange has pushed copyright law into the international arena where diplomats debate its purpose and usefulness across the spectrum of developed/developing countries. Quite apart from the debates, however, educators... -
Introduction to Background Music Copyright Laws Grade 3-Grade 12Here is an introduction to background music copyright laws with added links to great articles. Today's technology makes it easy to add background music to projects such as slideshows and videos. However, you need to understand the copyright laws and legalities regarding the addition of background music in E-Clips or other projects you and/or your students create before adding this feature. -
Preventing and Dealing With Academic Dishonesty Kindergarten-LifelongHow students cheat, policies to deter cheating, and possible deterrents are discussed in this article.