Resources for Teachers

There are two types of articles here – those that help teachers comprehend copyright better and those that empower teachers with innovative ideas to teach copyright. There is a significant overlap between the two kinds of articles. (Please see the About Page for an explanation of the website.)

UNDERSTANDING COPYRIGHT

Please refer to the "What is Copyright?" section to learn more about copyright in general. This section contains information about copyright that may specifically benefit or interest teachers.

It is not uncommon to see teachers using blogs in classrooms. But with blogging come copyright concerns. The teacher-friendly article to the right explains copyright basics and describes practical copyright concerns, especially for teachers who rely on blogging.

The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative CommonsYou can’t use everything you find on the web on your website. Most of the laws and rules that cover fair use and education were written well before the invention of the web. They don’t appl…

Should Teachers Get Paid for the Learning Materials They Create?Educators are finding themselves in an awkward position as they straddle open-access culture and paid sharing networks.

Tools for Teachers:

Fair Use Evaluator

Common Questions:

Can you stream Netflix videos in class?

TEACHING COPYRIGHT

Two curricula that I think have the potential to be effective are Digital Citizenship's Creative Credit and Copyright lessons and Teaching Copyright. I have analyzed them in my thesis paper, which you can access here.

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