Copyright- "a person's exclusive right to reproduce, publish, or sell his or her original work of authorship (as a literary, musical, dramatic, artistic, or architectural work)."
Plagiarism- "an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author." as defined by dictionary.com
When Marion Copied: Learning about Plagiarism by Brook Berg. Marion the Hedgehog finds out what happens after she copied information from the internet for her report.
Ages: 1st – 2nd-grade
ISBN-10: 1932146571, ISBN-13: 978-1932146578;
The Pirates of Plagiarism by Lisa Downey. A pirate comes to the library to capture the librarian and the treasure chest, but a group of students does research to foil his plan.
Ages: 4-8 years old
ISBN-10: 1602130531; ISBN-13: 978-1602130531
Creative Commons. A website that allows students to search for pictures in the Open Clipart Library and Google Images to legally use in their projects.
Public Domain Song List. A list of songs or musical work that is public domain. "Any song or musical work published in 1922 or earlier is in the Public Domain. Sound Recordings are PD in the USA due to a tangled complexity of Federal and State Law".
Public Domain Images. "The internet is home to several sites each hosting thousands of stock photos or public domain images. Some sites require registration while others are freely accessible to anyone. The quality of the images varies from scanned blurry historical images to large high-resolution digital photos." A website listing twelve sources for public domain images: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Photos, Stock Exchange, The Commons on Flickr, PD Photo, etc. http://www.pdimages.com/pdlist.htm
Techopedia - An online dictionary of technology words.
Copyright with Cyberbee by the Adventures of Cyberbee. Students hover over questions and find the answers by clicking on them. Ages: 4th – 6th grade.
The Copyright Challenge Online Quiz: Students are challenged to test their knowledge about copyright information."Think you know your stuff? Check out the Copyright Challenge to test what you know about copyrights. Make sure to complete all the questions so you can get your honorary "Copyright Cat" certificate at the end. Note that some questions may have more than one correct answer. And don't worry about guessing wrong. You can just keep trying until you find the right answer or answers!" Ages: 4th – 6th grade.
Fair Use Evaluator. Students use this interactive to determine if the resources they want to use is fair use. "Help students better understand and determine the fairness of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code. Students will collect, organize and archive the information needed to support a fair use evaluation." Appropriate for students Ages: 4th – 6th grade.
Public Domain Slider. Is the information protected by copyright, find out by using the copyright slider. Ages 4th – 6th grade.
Thinking Through Fair Use Tool from the University of Minnesota Libraries. This tool helps teachers and students determine if the resource is fair use. Ages 4th – 6th grade.
Teaching Copyright from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Curriculum outlines unit goals, student objectives, lessons, handouts and supporting documents such as quizzes, a glossary of terms and various worksheets. "Lesson topics include the history of copyright law, the relationship between copyright and innovation; fair use and it's relationship to remix culture and peer-to-peer file sharing."
Finding Clipart and Photos for Print and Multimedia Projects by Daniella Smith– Various websites for teachers students to access clipart. All websites should be screened for content before sharing with students.
Intellectual Property by Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything. Information about fair use, Creative Commons, and various links to help teachers provided information about copyright and plagiarism.
Center for the Study of Public Domain from Duke University. A free digital comic book that talks about public domain. The website offers more information and articles about public domain.
The Cost of Copyright Confusion for Media Literacy from the Center for Social Media. The article highlights copyright law, teacher misinterpretations of copyright and fair use, and the cost associated with copyright infringement. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED499465.pdf
Adoptable Copyright Policy by Dr. Charles Vlcek. This downloadable book features copyright information services, applying media laws, copyright management, copyright quick guide and obtaining permission. Full-text found at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED364208.pdf
Copyright Law and Policy Meet the Curriculum by Douglas W. Green. A school’s evaluation of expectations of fair use by teachers, district policies effectiveness and teacher practices. A full-text download can be found at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED364946.pdf.
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I Made It, Please Don’t Steal It! by the Music Creator Community of the United States. The video shows an inventor who creates a special bicycle and a customer copies the bicycle. See what happens when the person who copies the bike confronts the owner.
Copyright and Fair Use Animation by Common Sense Education. A great introduction to copyright for young students. The video uses simple terms and examples so younger students can understand what it means. Ages: 3rd -grade and up.
How to Avoid Plagiarism in 5 Easy Steps by Steelman Library. A short video that defines plagiarism and five ways to avoid it.
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Fair(y) Tale Use of Copyright by Stanford Law School. An explanation of the copyright law using Disney film clips. Ages 2nd grade and up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2MZi0tmzo0
How to Paraphrase by Fairfield University Library. A short 2-minute video introduces what is paraphrasing and why it should be done. Ages 3rd grade and up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ9DOE91oiw
Paraphrasing Strategies by WUWritingCenter. This video provides details how students can paraphrase, good resources to teach students not to plagiarize. Ages 5th grade and up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVJksYhrlww