Web English Teacher

You're proud of that Powerpoint, but have you attributed all of your images correctly? You taped a great program in December, but can you still use it when you teach that unit in April? Questions like these keep teachers on their toes, torn between the desire to make a really great resource available to our kids and the recognition of our professional responsibilities. Here are some sites to help us navigate the sometimes murky waters of giving credit where credit is due.

Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Media Literacy Education
These resources are designed to help teachers "gain confidence about their rights to use copyrighted materials in developing students' critical thinking and communication skills."
Copyright and Fair Use
Guidelines from Stanford University Libraries
Copyright Website
"Real world, practical copyright information," including music and movies.
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
Guidelines from University of Maryland University College
Teaching Copyright
Designed in response to laws requiring instruction in copyright, these 5 lessons ask teens to explore copyright in an environment of mashups and file sharing.
Carol Simpson
Information on issues of ethics, copyright, and school library management. Includes handouts like "How Much Material May I Use in my PowerPoint® Presentation?" and "Copyright and Plagiarism Guidelines for Students."
Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
Guidelines from the U.S. Copyright Office. This 24-page handout requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.