Copyright Laws - Reflection Week 3
Teachers should set an example for their students by demonstrating effective use of copyright laws in the classroom. Copyright laws help protect the creators of works and teachers should respect them. Because of fair use, teacher can use a limited amount of certain materials to benefit the learning process. Using copyrighted materials appropriately in the classroom can enhance the teaching and learning process by allowing teachers a wide variety of materials to help students learn.
Teaching without copyright would limit teachers’ ability to connect with students. Certain material such as maps, images, music, poems, and stories make material more relevant to students. The lack of knowledge of copyright, creates a barrier to the material that can be used. That barrier could hinder students understanding.
Fair use helps teachers navigate the copyright barrier to an extent. That does not mean that teachers can use any material in any manner for their classrooms. Fair use was established to help teachers educate students without hindering the creators’ pocketbook. Teacher should make sure that material is not being used for profit, the nature of the work, the amount of the work being used, and the effect of the used material on the originals market value. Teachers should also give credit to the creator, not matter the copyright label.
Teachers should also be aware of the TEACH Act if they plan on posting any material online. The TEACH Act allows for some material to be posted online under certain conditions. Following copyright, fair use, and TEACH Act, teachers can enrich student learning and understanding.
Teaching without copyright would limit teachers’ ability to connect with students. Certain material such as maps, images, music, poems, and stories make material more relevant to students. The lack of knowledge of copyright, creates a barrier to the material that can be used. That barrier could hinder students understanding.
Fair use helps teachers navigate the copyright barrier to an extent. That does not mean that teachers can use any material in any manner for their classrooms. Fair use was established to help teachers educate students without hindering the creators’ pocketbook. Teacher should make sure that material is not being used for profit, the nature of the work, the amount of the work being used, and the effect of the used material on the originals market value. Teachers should also give credit to the creator, not matter the copyright label.
Teachers should also be aware of the TEACH Act if they plan on posting any material online. The TEACH Act allows for some material to be posted online under certain conditions. Following copyright, fair use, and TEACH Act, teachers can enrich student learning and understanding.
Copyright Online Resources:
TEACH Act checklist. This is a link to the University of Texas checklist to determining if your material is covered under the TEACH Act: https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/copyright/teachactchecklist
Online resource for determining copyrighted material usage and detailed explanations and tutorials about copyright: https://copyright.byu.edu/
Online copyright education: https://www.copyrightuser.org/
Online resource for determining copyrighted material usage and detailed explanations and tutorials about copyright: https://copyright.byu.edu/
Online copyright education: https://www.copyrightuser.org/
Resources:
Copyright for Teachers and Students. (2017, August 31). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://www.copyrightuser.org/create/creators-discuss/teachers-students/
Copyright Homepage. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://copyright.byu.edu/
Enghagen, L. K. (2011). Copyright compliance made simple: six rules for course design. Newburyport, MA.: Sloan Consortium.
Is Fair Use a License to Steal? (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280b.shtml
LibGuides: Copyright Crash Course: TEACH Act. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/copyright/teachact
Copyright Homepage. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://copyright.byu.edu/
Enghagen, L. K. (2011). Copyright compliance made simple: six rules for course design. Newburyport, MA.: Sloan Consortium.
Is Fair Use a License to Steal? (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280b.shtml
LibGuides: Copyright Crash Course: TEACH Act. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2020, from https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/copyright/teachact