Digizen Badge: Copyright

1Bradshaw, R. Nial. (June 11, 2014). “Boy on Laptops in a Classroom” (Photograph). Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/zionfiction/14229163349/in/photolist-nFobwz-q3K1zE-62Y6XP-9ayqsd-Curwec-8vBVVr-8vEXcj-ehBnRE-pRr7ZD-4JX9-5jXnpB-a91qfY-e3Zz1-5j

2Seyfang, Mike. (November 11, 2008). Copyright Symbols (Image). Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeblogs/3020966582

What I learned about Copyright laws, especially with regards to posting things on the internet:

- That copyright notices are not required. The act of creating the work enables the copyright, assuring that only the author of the original work has the right to use the work. Others must obtain permission. This means that the copying, distributing, performing, displaying, or adapting of digital media found online is prohibited. However, there are ways around it. You may use and share media if it has a creative commons license that allows for distribution. But we must be aware of our restrictions, which are dependent on the type of creative commons license attached to the media. There are four types of Creative Commons licenses and each has a certain set of rules and allowances you must follow to use the author’s material. To find images that are available for use, Google advanced image search may be used to find only the pictures with the proper licensing.

Most important thing to teach kids about Copyright:

- Encourage students to investigate and use some of the sources listed on the Copyright Friendly Wiki or the Creative Commons Chaos page from the Clever Sheep Blog, teach students how to properly use an image created by someone else, and how to locate creators who provide Creative Commons licenses on their products, and most importantly teach students how to cite properly.