Thing 10: Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons

Part 1 (1-2 paragraphs)

1. Discuss 2-3 things you learned about copyright, fair use, and creative commons. 
2. How will understanding these things help you when you are designing activities for your students to complete using the iPads?

Part 2 (2-3 paragraphs)

1. After watching the video from Common Sense Educators, what stuck out in your mind about how the teacher introduced copyright and fair use to her students?  
2. Why do you think the lesson had such an impact on her students? 
3. The teacher in the video reinforced critical thinking skills throughout this lesson by having the students support their answers and evaluations with evidence.  How does this strategy enhance the instruction taking place?
4. How could you implement a similar lesson with your students?  Think about who you would need to help you complete this lesson (campus Library Information Specialist, content specialists, etc.) and include this information in your response. 

Part 1:

1. I learned that Public Domain can be used without permission, but credit should be given to the source. I liked that the 4 questions for Fair Use were laid out so plainly and comprehensively. 

• Does it have a nonprofit educational purpose?
• What kind of material do you want to use?
• Are you using only a small portion?
• Will your use deprive the author from making money?

I already knew the percentage of music that we are allowed to use, but the other types of media were new to me. 

• motion media- 10% or up to 3 minutes
• text- 10% or up to 1,000 words
• music- 10% or no more than 30 seconds

I did not realize that posting a project on a website that contains copyrighted material is not covered under the fair use umbrella.
I also learned that using Creative Commons allows contributors to copyright their work for free and still allow others to use their work with limitations.
2. I will definitely use the Cyberbee website with my students. It may seem a bit simplistic for 5th and 6th graders, but I like the straightforwardness of the information. Copyright and Fair Use can be complicated to understand, even for adults. I like the resources that were given to us in this lesson. It gives us more tools to use in talking about this important issue with students in a way that they can relate to in their media enhanced world.

Part 2:
1. I really love Common Sense Media. The teacher in the video had the students role playing as lawyers to examine 2 videos as to their use of fair use. Students had to write notes about what they notice in the video, find evidence to support their findings, and discuss it as a group. She emphasized them using copyright vocabulary and finding evidence.
2. This lesson impacted students because she used examples of a fake "movie trailer" and a mash up. These are things that are familiar to our students. It really places this idea of copyright and fair use into their media enhanced reality. It gave them concrete relevant examples to evaluate as fair use or not.
3. One skill students need to master is supporting their findings (answers). By having the students support their beliefs or answers, students are engaged in the activity by proving that they are correct. While they are proving themselves, if they have made an erroneous guess, they can rethink their answers and change their minds based on proof. This is such a valuable lesson for students. It shows them how to truly prove their answers and solidifying their learning.
4. After talking about copyright and fair use, I would have the 4 questions out for students to review,  the amount of material allowed by fair use, and some relevant examples for students to review and prove whether they meet fair use or not. We can also discuss how to make non fair use videos compliant under the fair use umbrella. In completing this lesson, I would ask the Tech Specialist for help in finding examples of videos to show the students.