Digital Media Guidelines
Digital media is any video, audio, text or graphics that can be created, stored or shared digitally/electronically on a computing device, over a network or on the Internet. Some examples include videos, animations, .gifs, memes, graphics, photos, drawings, songs, online conferencing, dialogues, chats, statements, performances, papers, reports, blogs, tweets, texts, etc...
Copyright Guidelines
"A copyright is a law that gives the owner of a written document, musical composition, book, picture, or other creative work, the right to decide what other people can do with it." https://kids.kiddle.co/Copyright
Copyright is in effect online too. Not everything on the Internet is free. Copyright protects people from someone taking their work and passing it off as their own. It protects your work too and creates an environment of mutual respect.
Copyright Law is very complicated. Here's some basic advice:
Look for and read the Terms of Use before you use someone's work.
Link back to the site where you want your audience to see the work you would like to share if you didn't make it yourself.
Create a citation to give credit to the creator of the work you borrowed.
Look for works clearly labeled free or in the public domain.
Look for works licensed by Creative Commons.
Create your own work.
Digital Media Guidelines
1. Make sure there is nothing in the background of your digital media that you don't want people to see/hear. Ex. the dirty socks hanging on the back of your chair; the sign of the street you live on; your siblings having a heated argument; your full name...
2. Be school appropriate in your digital media. You are in "virtual school," conduct yourself that way.
Dress like you would for school.
Speak like you would in school.
Behave like you would in school.
3. Contribute content that is positive, kind & informative. --don't be the downer.
4. You are responsible for the messages in your digital media --even if a character says them.
5. Do not make fun of others. Why is it called "make fun"? It's not fun to hurt someone's feelings.
6. Be considerate of your classmates in group video conferencing or chats.
Take turns speaking & listening.
Consider other people's ideas.
Share information and insights that are on topic and move the conversation forward.
In a group conference/chat, use mute to reduce background noise.
Click here for specific Zoom/Meet Video Conferencing Guidelines.
What are the Active Listening challenges online?
Information & Resources
Copyright & Fair Use (2m 33s)
https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/copyright-and-fair-use-animation
Kiwi Explains Creative Commons Licensing (5m 33s)
https://creativecommons.org/about/videos/creative-commons-kiwi/
Want to see more CC videos?
https://creativecommons.org/about/videos/
Creative Commons Search