Educator Homepage
Use the calendar link below to view the media center or Falcon's Nest Google Calendar.
If you would like to reserve the library space for your class, or would like me to attend a planning session to collaborate on a project, please send me an email at:
If you would like to reserve the Falcon's Nest, you can email your RT or myself.
Copyright & Fair Use
Copyrighted material has limits to how we are allowed to use it. Movies, music, books, workbooks, plays, and other works of art and literature are examples of copyrighted material. Copyright laws protect the creators of these materials. We have a responsibility to learn, understand, and follow copyright laws.
So what is fair use anyway? Many educators often make the assumption that anything we use in our instruction is covered under fair use. After all, we are using it to educate our young people. Fair use can be tricky. Here are some tools to help you:
The Fair Use Evaluator is a tool that can help you decide if you are fairly using a copyrighted material.
There are 4 Fair use Factors that have to be considered:
What is your purpose for using this material?
What is the nature of the copyrighted work?
What amount of the material are you using?
What effect would your use have on the copyrighted work's value?
Creative Commons licenses allow people to share creative work freely and legally to use, share, repurpose, and remix. Try searching "the Commons" for your next lesson or presentation where images are needed.
Confused about what each of the Creative Commons license symbols mean? Click HERE.
Check out these copyright resources for more information:
American Library Association. American Library Association, 2020, http://www.ala.org/. Accessed 9 July 2020.
Brewer, Michael. Fair Use Evaluator, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, 2008, https://librarycopyright.net/resources/fairuse/index.php. Accessed 14 July 2021.
Calendar by Markus from the Noun Project
Creative Commons. Creative Commons, 2019, https://creativecommons.org/. Accessed 15 July 2021.
Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Libraries. Montgomery County Government, 2020, https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/. Accessed 7 July 2020.
Montgomery County Public Schools. Montgomery County Public Schools, 2020, https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/. Accessed 7 July 2020.
"Policies and Procedures Handbook." School Library Media Programs, MCPS, docs.google.com/document/d/1pYpPrqO-AzVVOsGrOg7uphzcG8iwnE0u4FN4lSjao5U/edit. Accessed 3 Mar. 2020.