Ethical Internet Use: Teaching Digital Citizenship
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Acceptable Use: Determining what resources can and cannot be usedWith the development of the internet information sharing has exploded. Never before have people had such access to so much information. The uses of this information are endless. In school we often use this information to put together presentations that incorporate a vast number of resources that are easily accessed online. The only problem with the use of this information is that it technically belongs to other people. Each bit of information is actually intellectual property that someone has spent time and potentially money to develop. When you take this information without giving credit to the source it is considered stealing. You cannot take other people’s ideas as your own then use them to make money. Despite not being able to take other people’s ideas you can borrow them if they are used appropriately. In this lesson you will learn how to locate website’s acceptable use policies then determine appropriate and inappropriate to copy information from the internet for your own use.
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Ethical Internet Use Tutorial
Tale of Two Fish: An Intro to Creative Commons, Copy Right, and Fair Use
Learn about what creative commons is and when it is important to determine whether it is appropriate to use certain logos. Also learn why it is so important for us to follow Copy Right and Fair Use Laws
Copy Right & Fair Use: Clarifying the Rules Read the rules as to what Copy Right & Fair Use is so that you can determine whether or not you are following the law and respecting other individual’s intellectual property.
Applying Appropriate & Inappropriate Uses
Appropriate Use
Inappropriate Use
Case: Student B creates a report about the development of Coca-Cola. In the report there are several images and logos from Coca-Cola advertisements. At the end the student publishes the report online on a file sharing website for anyone to download.
Response: This would be inappropriate use. Even though there are laws that allow for presentations in an educational setting to be created using copyrighted logos, they may not be shared or sold to a large audience. If the student had not shared the presentation everything would have been fine.
Locating Acceptable Use
It is always important to check the parameters a piece of information can be used in order to avoid infringement on someone’s property. There is a commonly accepted rule that says unless the website has made clear the picture can be used it cannot be legally used. In order to clear up any confusion most sites detail acceptable use instructions. They are normally labeled under “Legal” or “Terms of Use.”
Learn about what creative commons is and when it is important to determine whether it is appropriate to use certain logos. Also learn why it is so important for us to follow Copy Right and Fair Use Laws
- Read through the slide show then answer the questions on your worksheet
Copy Right & Fair Use: Clarifying the Rules Read the rules as to what Copy Right & Fair Use is so that you can determine whether or not you are following the law and respecting other individual’s intellectual property.
- Read Copy Right Rules then answer the questions on your worksheet
- Read Fair Use Rules then answer the questions on your worksheet
Applying Appropriate & Inappropriate Uses
- Now apply the rules of Copy Right and Fair use to each case on your sheet
Appropriate Use
- Utilizing graphics copied from Internet websites in a PowerPoint presentation shared with a limited audience, either strictly face to face or online in a password protected website.
- Using sound clips or entire songs in a multimedia presentation, shared under the same restrictions as #1 above.
Inappropriate Use
- Using a song downloaded with P2P file sharing software OR "ripped" into another format (such as MP3) from a CD the student owned in a PowerPoint presentation, and then posting that presentation (including the audio file used) on a publicly accessible internet website.
- Using a trademarked logo (like a Disney cartoon character) in a published student project, which is subsequently posted online.
- Creating an online gallery of photos or scanned images, including those for which permission for redistribution / online sharing has not been obtained in writing by the original author(s) or copyright holder(s).
- Creating a school logo or other customized image using a trademarked logo, and then selling t-shirts with the logo transferred onto them as a fundraiser.
Case: Student B creates a report about the development of Coca-Cola. In the report there are several images and logos from Coca-Cola advertisements. At the end the student publishes the report online on a file sharing website for anyone to download.
Response: This would be inappropriate use. Even though there are laws that allow for presentations in an educational setting to be created using copyrighted logos, they may not be shared or sold to a large audience. If the student had not shared the presentation everything would have been fine.
Locating Acceptable Use
It is always important to check the parameters a piece of information can be used in order to avoid infringement on someone’s property. There is a commonly accepted rule that says unless the website has made clear the picture can be used it cannot be legally used. In order to clear up any confusion most sites detail acceptable use instructions. They are normally labeled under “Legal” or “Terms of Use.”
- Go to the Library of Congress website then answer the questions on the worksheet
- Go to the Smithsonian American History Museum then answer the questions on the worksheet
Notes to the Teacher
Target Learners:
· 10th Grade general education
· Middle Class Suburban School
Educational Objective:
· Set a standard for students to use in determining when copying from digital sources is appropriate/inappropriate
· Teach students where to find the acceptable use policies on websites
· Teach students how to determine when copying is appropriate/inappropriate
National Technology Standards
3. Research & Information Fluency
· Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of
sources & media
· Process data and report results
5. Digital Citizenship
· Advocate & practice safe, legal & responsible use of information
· Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
· Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
Teaching Strategies:
· Metaphor- http://www.flickr.com/photos/yiibu/sets/1474876/
· Deductive- Set the general rules of what is and isn’t appropriate use
· Inductive- Show several examples of appropriate use and in appropriate use
Required Time & Resources
· 90 Minutes
· In class direct face to face instruction
· 1 Computer per 2 students
· If there is not enough time in class to complete assignment students will be expected to complete
assignment for the next day
o Students without internet or computers must complete assignment at school computer labs
before school, after school, or during lunch. The other option is to visit the public library to
complete assignment.
· Internet Access
· Websites
o http://marccompton.weebly.com/acceptable-technology-use.html
o Tale of Two Fish (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yiibu/sets/1474876/)
o Fair Use Guide lines
http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright_chart.pdf
o http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml
· Tutorial Worksheet: Must be completed at the end of the hour
· 10th Grade general education
· Middle Class Suburban School
Educational Objective:
· Set a standard for students to use in determining when copying from digital sources is appropriate/inappropriate
· Teach students where to find the acceptable use policies on websites
· Teach students how to determine when copying is appropriate/inappropriate
National Technology Standards
3. Research & Information Fluency
· Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize and ethically use information from a variety of
sources & media
· Process data and report results
5. Digital Citizenship
· Advocate & practice safe, legal & responsible use of information
· Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning
· Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship
Teaching Strategies:
· Metaphor- http://www.flickr.com/photos/yiibu/sets/1474876/
· Deductive- Set the general rules of what is and isn’t appropriate use
· Inductive- Show several examples of appropriate use and in appropriate use
Required Time & Resources
· 90 Minutes
· In class direct face to face instruction
· 1 Computer per 2 students
· If there is not enough time in class to complete assignment students will be expected to complete
assignment for the next day
o Students without internet or computers must complete assignment at school computer labs
before school, after school, or during lunch. The other option is to visit the public library to
complete assignment.
· Internet Access
· Websites
o http://marccompton.weebly.com/acceptable-technology-use.html
o Tale of Two Fish (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yiibu/sets/1474876/)
o Fair Use Guide lines
http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright_chart.pdf
o http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml
· Tutorial Worksheet: Must be completed at the end of the hour
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