Copyright is a legal protection that creators have with the things they create. It requires other people to get permission before they can copy, paste, alter, or share what the creator has made. 

Most things online are copyrighted by those who created them. In order to use them, you can ask the creator for permission to use what he or she has created, or cite your source. 

Fair Use allows us to use copyrighted work without permission in certain ways.

As stated in the "Creativity, Copyright, and Fair Use" video above, in order to be considered "Fair Use", remember the following rules: 

• Only use a small amount of the original work. Don't just copy and paste something, and call it your own. 

• Make the original work into something new and different. 

• Ask yourself if the new work negatively affects the creator or value of the original work. 

Plagiarism is when you use someone's creative work without providing attribution. 

Attribution is when you give credit to the person who created something, such as listing the author's name, publication date, date accessed, or where you found the creative work.

In our class, you will be expected to cite your sources for information. Our District's citation expectations for 4th grade are:

• Name of Author or Creator

• Title

• Book or Website Name

• Location

  • Page Numbers

  • Website Address (or URL)