Importance of Copyright Laws
copyright guide
Importance of Copyright Laws.
It is important to follow copyright law when using digital sources in the classroom to avoid conflict of copyright laws. It is important to show credit where credit is due. Siting sources and ensuring no laws are broken is essential to teach students the importance of copyright laws. Creative Commons will help support digital resources in the classroom because it is an open licensure to ensure the internet community is open to people sharing their ideas and open creativity. Creative commons is a new trend to reserve all rights to reserving some rights.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.
Copyright Lesson Plan
http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrpln.pdf
Above is a link to a lesson plan to teach students about copyright laws and to develop a better understanding of the laws.