Paragraph 1: Why do we have to respect copyrights and fair use rules? Why is that so important? How will you teach your students about this?
Paragraph 2: What is online safety and is it different from cyber bullying? How can we protect our students and ourselves from potential online predators?
Paragraph 3: What do you think about this week activities? Did you learn anything new?
Paragraph 1: Why do we have to respect copyrights and fair use rules? Why is that so important? How will you teach your students about this?
Copyright laws and fair use rules are there to protect everyone from abuse of the use of certain materials that are owned by individuals all the way up to corporations. The copyright laws were created for a reason, they protect the creations of individuals and corporations. The Fair use laws provide educators a little freedom for institutional purposes, but do not give them freedom to do whatever they want with the material. This is very important to know not only to protect the proprietor of the material but also set a good example to students on what they need to do in order to obey the laws and guidelines. The best way to teach students about the rules is to set examples and show them how it is done. The website you provided for us, Copyright Bay, was a helpful teaching tool. This would be a great program to use with students in an interactive setting. This would be a great way to keep students involved during a lecture setting.
Paragraph 2: What is online safety and is it different from cyber bullying? How can we protect our students and ourselves from potential online predators?
Online safety is different from online bullying. Online safety deals with protecting our children from online predators. It also protects them from getting into exploitation, sex offenders and sexual explicit videos. Cyber bullying, like its counterpart, bullying is bad in its own right. Online bullying is usually kids and adults being bullied by someone they know, for example their peers. We as educators and parents need to be aware of what is going on with our children with the use of so many social networks out there. We need to let them know if this is happening to them they need to let an adult know so that we can get them the help that they need and resolve the problem. We also need to let our kids know that people can make up stories online and deceive them on who they are.
Paragraph 3: What do you think about this week activities? Did you learn anything new?
To say the least this week was very interesting. I knew a lot about online safety and cyberbullying already; however, I did extend my knowledge of copyright laws that I didn’t learn in my business class. Taking the quiz my score said, “Good job you propeller head, or maybe you should go back and read the article! Your score is 90%” so I went back and checked out what I missed on the quiz. With all the information out they’re to assist us in our learning and teaching endeavors. After completing this assignment I know that I have probably broken some of the fair use and copyright laws.
Fryer, Wesley. Copyright 101 for Educators. 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2010. http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/02_03_articles/copyright.html
Carnell, John. Bullying UK. Retrieved September 27, 2010. http://www.bullying.co.uk/
CopyRight Quiz. Retrieved September 27, 2010. http://www.csus.edu/indiv/p/peachj/edte230/copyright/quiz.htm
Joilet, Francis. A Visit to Copyright Bay. 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2010. http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/index.htm
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. NetSmartz. 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010. http://www.netsmartz.org/
U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright. 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010. http://www.copyright.gov/
I like that you incorporated the website to have an interactive lesson with the kids! I hadn't even thought of that! Anything to get them involved is great, and I think it helps them to retain more knowledge when it is hands on and interactive.
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot about copyright laws this week as well. I liked that you included Copyright Bay. I thought is was a great tool to use in the classroom. Especially for me in the English classroom with all of the writing and research involved.
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