Copyright in SchoolsBy: Jessica Hagood

EME 2040

Technology Laws that Teachers Should Follow and Be Aware of

• Copyright• Fair Use• Privacy• Acceptable Use• Software Piracy• The TEACH Act

How are these issues defined? What can I, as a teacher, do to protect myself from violating

laws?

Copyright and Fair Use

Copyright• This law “protects the rights of the owner of

intellectual property.”

Fair Use• “Guidelines [that] describe circumstances under

which a teacher can use copyrighted materials in face-to-face instruction.”

Fair Use Self-Test

• What is the intended use?

• What type of work is it?

• How much of the work do you intend to use?

• What impact does this kind of use have on the market for the work?

How to Keep within Fair Use Guidelines

• Use work for in-class teaching. For distance learning, follow the TEACH Act guidelines.

• Limit copied materials to small amounts.• Avoid making unnecessary copies.• Include copyright notice.• Limit use to one class for only one year. You

must obtain permission to use the work repeatedly.

Privacy

• Keeping a student’s information away from outside sources, such as internet portals.

• Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998.

• Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2000.

• Common way that internet privacy is violated:• By asking children for names, phone numbers, and

addresses on interactive websites.

Steps to Protect Your Students’ Privacy

• When taking pictures of the children in your class, be sure to comply with your school and district.

Do you know what our district’s policy is on this matter?• If you want to post your student’s work on the

internet, you must keep them anonymous and have permission from the parents.

Why could this be such a big safety issue?

Your student’s safety should always be your #1 concern!

Acceptable Use

• “The issues surrounding the use of technology in a manner that protects students from inappropriate behaviors and information.”

• Teachers should always work hard to protect their students from accessing inappropriate websites at school.

Important Vocabulary:• Code of Ethics: defines what is acceptable use

for the internet.• Filtering Software: filters unacceptable sites

so that students cannot access them.

Tips for Acceptable Use

• Be sure that your students know what is appropriate to view on the internet.

What book can you use to ensure that your students are aware of appropriate internet use?

• Monitor students’ computer use.

• Know what is appropriate for the students in your grade to view.

Software Piracy

• “Copying software to share with others or installing software on multiple machines when on one copy was purchased.”

• Making illegal copies of software is illegal.• School boards usually “buy in bulk,” so be sure

to check to see if they have the software you need, instead of copying it.

• Teachers who allow students to copy software in their classroom are also in violation of the law.

TEACH Act

• Teachers have the right to use copyrighted works.

• The Act:– Expanded the range of works allowed to be used.– Expanded the number of locations receiving the

works.– Expanded the right to digitize works from other

formats provided that they meet the specific requirements through the act.

Tips for Implementing Following These Laws in Your Classroom• Be a leader for your students.• Be aware of all rules that your school board

has.• Ask a school administrator if you are unsure of

internet use within your classroom.• Create your own resources or ask for

permission if necessary.• Look out for your students—do not allow them

to access sites that will require them to enter their information.

Will you follow these guidelines in your classroom??

Let’s See How Much You Know

Questions for Crossword Puzzle

• Across

1. Protects students from inappropriate behaviors and information.

3. Copying software to share with others.

5. Act passed to expand teachers' legal use of copyright works.

6. Filters out unacceptable internet sites so that students cannot access them.

7. Circumstances under which a teacher can use copyrighted materials in the classroom.

Questions for Crossword Puzzle

• Down

2. Protects the rights of the owner of intellectual property.

4. Acts that protect children's safety on the internet.

Sources Used

• 4th Ed. of Teaching and Learning with Technology by Judy Lever-Duffy and Jean B. McDonald

• Puzzlemaker at discoveryeducation.com