Teacher Resources - Copyright Issues

Copyright and Fair Use Center
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
This site, from the Stanford University libraries, offers a complete guide to copyright, fair use, intellectual property, and other concepts important to any teacher, especially one whose students create projects using downloaded material. Bookmark this site for future reference.

Copyright Bay
http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/
A clever presentation of information about copyright and fair use laws as they apply to educators. Learn what you can and cannot copy, how many copies of documents you can make for your own use as a teacher and for your students to use. There is a quiz at the end to reinforce learning of these laws and guidelines.

Copyright Society of the USA
http://www.csusa.org/
In the digital age, it is even more important that students and teachers understand how to use electronic resources ethically. This site is designed to help promote and better understanding of copyright and its application to intellectual property. Of special interest for teachers is the "Copyright Kids" resource that provides useful explanations and resources for using intellectual property in an appropriate manner. Teachers will also want to visit the associated FACE site for more detailed explanations and applications of copyright law.

Crash Course in Copyright
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm#top
The University of Texas strikes again with a information filled site on copyright. Teachers can check out the online tutorial and test on copyright. Older students can look under online Presentations/Students for information regarding student use of copyrighted materials. This website is also a great resource if you or your students want to protect media you have created.

Plagiarism Workshop
http://mail.nvnet.org/~cooper_j/plagiarism/  
This lesson on plagiarism is designed to give high school students an introduction to the issue of plagiarism, an overview of copyright laws and fair-use provisions, and a demonstration of the use of paraphrasing and quoting as methods of avoiding it. Accessing a wide variety of the Internet sites on plagiarism and copyright, the focus of this workshop is to encourage students to empathize with artists and authors whose work is "stolen" when it is plagiarized. Designed by Janice Cooper

You Quote It, You Note It
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
Doing your research ethically is a big deal. Learn these easy ways to avoid plagiarism and simplify your searching life. This ten-minute, interactive tutorial is a great introduction. While this tutorial is addressed to students at Acadia University, the lessons it teaches are easily accessible and appropriate for middle and high school students as well.