This lesson plan (2 of 4) shows students what to do when they want new music, movies, images, even software. Students learn how to do this in ways that are legal and ethical and how to recognize the good players who provide content legally vs. those who encourage illegal filesharing.. The plan includes a pdf, Slides, and a video.

As consumers we go online to find music, movies, games, images, software, and more. When we find the media we love, we often want to share it. In this lesson, students learn: How to get music, movies, and other media from lawful providers who respect the rights of artists and how to share media in ways that are legal and ethical.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. This lesson gives students an experience that teaches them how to identify copyrighted work and understand Creative Commons licenses for finding creative work. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. This lesson reinforces fair use concepts and the basic protections and limitations of copyright. Students learn how copyright encourages creative expression. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This lesson plan (4 of 4) focuses on our role as creators. We often want to use others’ creative work in our own work. For example: Maybe we want to make a collage of images or a movie mashup. Lesson 4 teaches about fair use, which allows us to use copyright protected work in certain situations without permission, and also shows us where to find creative works that we are free to use with little or no restrictions. The plan includes a pdf, Slides, and a video.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. In this lesson plan, Students learn about ownership concepts associated with creative work and how their work might be shared. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This lesson asks students to reflect on their own roles as both consumers and creators of creative work. Students are introduced to:
The purpose of copyright and the protections it provides to creators and copyright’s limitations—what copyright doesn’t cover, such as facts and ideas, fair use, and public domain works.

This lesson plan (1 of 4) covers our roles as consumers and creators and the basic protections of copyright. It also provides a high level view of copyright’s limitations—the things it doesn’t cover, like facts and ideas, fair uses, and works in the public domain. The plan includes a pdf, Slides, and a video.

This lesson will teach students about using and citing sources in their digital presentations.  They will demonstrate their understanding by completing a project that requires finding images online, and giving credit for those sources that are used. Title Image: https://pixabay.com/vectors/laptop-girl-woman-people-computer-40935/ 

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. Students learn the challenges and benefits of respecting ownership and copyright, particularly in digital environments. The lesson also explores the concept of fair use. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

This blog post breaks down the basics of copyright, fair use, the public domain, and Creative Commons, particularly as applicable to educators and students.

This guide explains the basics of copyright and fair use and why it is important for educators and students to learn about copyright.

Brief video describing where and how to find Open Educational Resources, including specific repositories and licences to look for.

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. In this lesson plan, students learn the importance of attribution—getting credit for the work they do and giving credit to others for their creative work. This resource includes the lesson plan (pdf) and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.

In previous modules we had a chance to discuss the background of open licenses and what they are. We learned that Creative Commons (CC) is the most widely used open license for open educational resources. In this module, we will discuss CC licenses– what they are, to what they pertain, and how to mark our works with them.

In this Digital Citizenship lesson, students will explore the legal and ethical dimensions of respecting creative work. Students will explore the basic foundations of legal principles and learn vocabulary related to copyright.

The OEL Toolkit is openly available and openly licensed. The guidance generated by the OEL Toolkit is of primary relevance to educators and developers working within Australian higher education institutions. The OEL Toolkit web application has been designed with a focus on ease of use. It provides relevant information for users seeking guidance on using, creating, modifying or sharing a specific Open Educational Resource.

Open licensing of instructional materials such as textbooks, videos, and other related resources makes possible free sharing and remixing which reduces cost barriers for students. Creative Commons provides the legal infrastructure for easily sharing creative works including instructional materials but how do the different licenses indicate a resource can be re-used. Join us for an interactive session of playbook license scenarios where you test your knowledge of the OER re-use based on license type.

This video was created to accompany the Respect the Person lesson plan. The purpose of the lesson plan is to promote creave expression and help students realize the importance of attribution—getting credit for the work they do and giving credit to others for their creave work. The accompanying lesson plan and slides can be found on the Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens elementary curriculum webpage: https://copyrightandcreativity.org/elementary-school/

This is a lesson plan created by Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens. In this lesson plan, young students learn the importance of attribution—getting credit for the work they do and giving credit to others for their creative work. Included with this resource are the lesson plan (pdf), and links to an accompanying Google Slides presentation and YouTube video.