Standard 4.2 Safe, Healthy, Legal & Ethical Use
Candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. (PSC 4.2/ISTE 5b)
Artifact: Copyright Presentation
Reflection:
The artifact I have chosen to best demonstrate mastery of Standard 4.2 is my copyright presentation created in ITEC 7445. My copyright presentation is an exemplary example of my ability to model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. This presentation was created as a presentation of copyright practices for educators. It includes an explanation of copyright and fair use doctrine.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of legal and ethical use of copyrighted material for teachers. After several seminars on copyright and fair use in education and much researching on reputable sites I combined all of the information into an easy to read and understand PowerPoint directed at teachers. With the advent of the internet, copyright has become a blurred concept. Anything a teacher needs for instruction can be found with a click of a mouse and many do not understand how to ethically and legally use these materials. This presentation helps them understand. It explains fair use and its origination. I’ve also created a chart that teachers can use to make sure that the information they would like to use for instruction falls under the fair use act.
Marietta City School district requires that a copyright presentation is given to all teachers yearly. The PowerPoint I created has been used by several schools in my district for a quick review. I feel that copyright and fair use are very complicated concepts to understand and at times I have to consult others in my field to answer tricky questions that arise. After completing this artifact and delivering copyright in-services I have learned that fair use allows educators to use copyright materials within its guidelines for our instruction. However, there is a thin line that our students often cross because they do not understand fair use does not always apply to them. It is important that we as teachers model ethical use of copyrighted material and explain to our students the difference as we are. The best way I have learned to do this is to use Creative Commons and explain the different attribution licenses and to follow links back to make sure correct attribution is given. These are easy steps to model and I try to include them casually into any professional development I’m leading. I have learned that telling teachers about copyright and fair use is not always an effective tool for keeping them from doing it. Giving them simple steps to follow and setting a good example is something that I have started to do to help point them in the right direction.
This artifact impacted faculty development and student learning. Assessment of its impact can be seen in student and teacher work when attribution and Creative Common licenses are included.
The artifact I have chosen to best demonstrate mastery of Standard 4.2 is my copyright presentation created in ITEC 7445. My copyright presentation is an exemplary example of my ability to model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. This presentation was created as a presentation of copyright practices for educators. It includes an explanation of copyright and fair use doctrine.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of legal and ethical use of copyrighted material for teachers. After several seminars on copyright and fair use in education and much researching on reputable sites I combined all of the information into an easy to read and understand PowerPoint directed at teachers. With the advent of the internet, copyright has become a blurred concept. Anything a teacher needs for instruction can be found with a click of a mouse and many do not understand how to ethically and legally use these materials. This presentation helps them understand. It explains fair use and its origination. I’ve also created a chart that teachers can use to make sure that the information they would like to use for instruction falls under the fair use act.
Marietta City School district requires that a copyright presentation is given to all teachers yearly. The PowerPoint I created has been used by several schools in my district for a quick review. I feel that copyright and fair use are very complicated concepts to understand and at times I have to consult others in my field to answer tricky questions that arise. After completing this artifact and delivering copyright in-services I have learned that fair use allows educators to use copyright materials within its guidelines for our instruction. However, there is a thin line that our students often cross because they do not understand fair use does not always apply to them. It is important that we as teachers model ethical use of copyrighted material and explain to our students the difference as we are. The best way I have learned to do this is to use Creative Commons and explain the different attribution licenses and to follow links back to make sure correct attribution is given. These are easy steps to model and I try to include them casually into any professional development I’m leading. I have learned that telling teachers about copyright and fair use is not always an effective tool for keeping them from doing it. Giving them simple steps to follow and setting a good example is something that I have started to do to help point them in the right direction.
This artifact impacted faculty development and student learning. Assessment of its impact can be seen in student and teacher work when attribution and Creative Common licenses are included.