Monday, December 1, 2008
Blog Assignment 5
When i begin teaching i will not pay attention to copyright laws. Teachers have been showing video and audio clips for years and using different books for educational use. To get a video approved by the copyright holder or a book would be a waste of time to me and the copyright holder. This is not an inconvenience but it is hindering my students from learning and is an extreme waste of time to educators. The same goes to students during projects. It is bothersome to the student and is a complete waste of time to the students and copyright holder.
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How does this view of copyright in the classroom teach students how to become digital citizens?
If you enter the classroom with this value of beliefs, what message will you be sending to your students?
Think carefully about your reaction and the effect it could have on students, as well as your teaching career. Be very careful that you do not fall in to the trap of doing what you have witnessed others doing in education...remember that education is constantly changing. Many things cycle, but a lot of things change as well! To be the most effective teacher possible, we need to be on top of the changes, and willing to adapt to the changes.
By saying that you "will not pay attention to copyright laws" you are sending a VERY dangerous message to your students. First off, have you read the the Copyright Act I think you have a misunderstanding of copyright and the rights that are given to educators under fair use. The Doctrine of Fair Use states "Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include —
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors."
Basically educators DO have rights to use copyright materials as long as they think about: The nature of the use, the purpose of the use, the amount of copyrighted material being used, and the use has on the potential market.
Rather than say "it is a waste of time", why not consider teaching your students the rights they do have under fair use and what best practices says that they can use. This is a great video that can be used to demonstrate these points, allow you to THINK about what you are using so that you operate within the law and best practices
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