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.

Students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio public service announcements & PSA to be broadcast over the school's public address system.

A part of responsible media production is ensuring you are using b-roll, music, and sound that is from a copyleft and fair use source. This video defines the difference between copyright, copyleft, and fair use and which you can use for educational purposes and personal media creation purposes. For more information or to bring Utah Film Center to your K-12 classroom, please visit www.utahfilmcenter.org/education . Film by Fill It In Productions. http://www.fillitinproductions.com/

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.

As creators, we need to be aware of copyright law and the appropriate ways to use original work responsibly with fair use. Being a creator means giving credit where credit is due and getting credit for your original work!

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 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.

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.

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.

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 Slides presentation 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 video can be found on the Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens elementary curriculum webpage: https://copyrightandcreativity.org/elementary-school/

The purpose of this 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. Slides and a video to accompany this lesson plan can be found on the Copyright & Creativity for Ethical Digital Citizens elementary curriculum webpage: https://copyrightandcreativity.org/elementary-school/

This lesson plan (3 of 4) focuses on when we find new music or movies that we love, our natural inclination might be to share those with our friends. That’s a good thing, and good citizens know how to do it! Lesson 3 teaches how to draw the line between sharing that is legal and ethical and sharing that violates copyright law. The plan includes a pdf, Slides, and a video.