Module 3: Digital Citizenship
This module assumes you know and can do the following: (click to open drop-down)
You and/or your district use resources from the internet.
You and/or your district house have a website to communicate.
Click here to receive additional resources related to this module to put in your educator toolbox.
Competency
Use technology appropriately, innovatively, creatively, and purposefully to work effectively and efficiently.
Develop, practice, model, and embody respectful behaviors in both face-to-face and online learning environments. (Aurora Institute)
Learning Outcomes
Understand the TEACH Act and copyright compliant practices in the educational setting.
Incorporate a framework to guide decision making to determine copyright compliance.
Model legal and ethical use of materials for students and staff.
MAY DO: Identify the importance of incorporating families and community into digital citizenship learning.
What I will DO in this module:
Describe how the audience and purpose of resources impact usage.
Apply fair use factors and/or the copyright decision tree to evaluate content.
Evaluate creative commons resources and/or AEA Statewide Databases resources and evaluate current practice.
MAY DO: Share learning with families and community members and identify learning opportunities.
LEARNING PATHWAY
Start with the pre-assessment (below) to determine your path.
LAUNCH
THINK ABOUT
Digital Citizenship & Copyright
There are 4 standards under the digital citizenship domain in the ISTE Student Standards. This module will focus upon understanding, respecting, and the sharing of intellectual property (2c)
The necessity to share content digitally has forced educators to use online resources now more than ever. Understanding the legal implications and having a framework to guide thinking for future decisions is essential.
Take this Self Assessment to determine your understanding and confidence with copyright compliance.
Read pages 1-6 of the AEA Iowa Copyright Briefnotes for Students and Teachers and watch this brief video.
Think about your current practice and reflect.
Am I legally and ethically using outside resources in my practice and with students?
Consider what it will take for you to deepen your understanding and apply it in your educational setting.
LEARN ABOUT / REFLECT
Dig deeper into the complexity of copyright.
Read this article . Analyze the colored tables from the Regents of the University of California.
Reflect on your Google doc, document of choice, or digital standards reflection tool about the guidelines of the TEACH Act and recommended practices for digital resources.
What is allowed? What isn’t allowed for educational use?
How does the TEACH Act provide protection for schools?
LEARN
DO / TALK ABOUT
If working independently, find others to work through this process.
It is important to acknowledge that copyright is complex yet frameworks help guide the process. Reread the Fair Use Guidelines.
Fair Use Guidelines
Purpose and character of the use (nonprofit, educational, etc.)
• Nature of the copyrighted work (factual, creative, published, etc.)
• Amount to be copied in relation to the whole
• Effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the work
Select ONE of the frameworks.Analyze and explain using these 3 educational scenarios.
EXPLORE
Iowa AEA provides high quality statewide databases that can be used for students and educators.
Select a grade span and explore one of the statewide resources to integrate into presentations and lessons. Consider clipart.com for images or soundzabound for royalty free music.
Reach out to your local teacher librarian or email media-center-staff@aea9.k12.ia.us for building username and password.
Creative Commons is a website that all users of content must know.
Watch the Creative Commons video that provides an overview of the site and the license types OR read page 7 in the Copyright Briefnotes document.
ANALYZE
Use the framework and learning from this module to evaluate your content for copyright compliance.
Select ONE as applicable in your educational setting and evaluate
Content uploaded on your learning management system (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.)
Content uploaded to the school website
An existing multimedia presentation
Make any needed changes to the content to ensure copyright compliance. If your discoveries impact others in your educational setting, share your learning and encourage them to make adjustments.
REFLECT
FIGURE OUT / TALK ABOUT
Discuss with others in your educational setting and set goals for next steps.
Due to the shift to virtual teaching, how should I/we build in checks for myself/ourselves to ensure copyright compliance in the future?
What resources or additional learning do I/we need?
MAY DO
Take the Self Assessment and evaluate your learning. Compare your understanding and results if you took the self -assessment at the start of this module.
THINK ABOUT / TRANSFER
This module focuses upon adult learning and the understanding, respecting, and sharing of intellectual property. Evaluate how you plan to model and offer opportunities for student learning.
Why is it important for students to understand copyright?
Where and when can I/we weave in copyright learning for students?
How will you ensure ALL students have the opportunity to demonstrate learning?
THINK ABOUT
MAY DO
“It takes a village” is an important mentality in education. Consider how to involve families and community members to teach digital citizenship skills.
Read Raising and Educating Digital Citizens: A Joint Partnership article. Think about how to involve families and community to grow their skill sets and be active partners. Consider how to share I’m a Digital Citizen and Are you Committed to Digital Citizenship posters.
MODULE RESOURCES
Module 3 Pre Assessment
AEA_Iowa_CopyrightBriefnotes_Teachers.pdf
CHECKPOINT
Checkpoints include self-assessments, quick checks, peer feedback opportunities, etc. This is a way for you to determine if you are ready to move to the next module and/or if you would like to go deeper or return to previous modules for additional learning or practice.
Self Check
Results of the self-assessment show understanding.
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING
Discuss your learning with a teacher librarian and/or administrator and how to share learning during professional development opportunities. Join the DigCitCommitt Coalition. Check out these I’m a Digital Citizen and Are you Committed to Digital Citizenship posters.
If this is your final module, complete this self-assessment based on the learning you've engaged in throughout the playlist; compare your responses to your (pre)self-assessment from the "Start Here" section of this playlist (your responses were sent to your email).
