Professional Doc
American Psychological Association

Sexual Orientation and Youth

For Teachers 7th - 12th
A 24-page manual provides principals, educators, and other school personnel with factual information about sexual orientation development, important legal principles they must consider, and problematic efforts to change sexual...
Professional Doc
American Psychological Association

Developing Adolescents

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
Website
Other

Copyright Central

For Students 9th - 10th
The Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. provides many links to information on copyright laws. Explains what they are, who needs them, what they protect, and what a copyright violation would be.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Copyright Laws and What They Mean to You

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan teaches an overview of copyright laws and the consequences of plagiarism. Students practice paraphrasing short passages and identifying instances of plagiarism.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Web Design: Module 3: Copyright Law

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 3 of this course on web design, students learn about copyright law and the Fair Use Act and how these apply to web design. They learn how to find free images online and save them to a computer, how to cite sources, and how to...
Handout
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Citing Images [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a four-page PDF on how to cite images including photographs, maps, charts, slides, and more. It also explains copyright laws for images.
Primary
Other

The National Academies Press: Open Book: Eager to Learn

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A complete copy of the book Eager to Learn by The National Research Council's Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy, edited by T. Bowman, M. Suzanne Donovan, and M. Susan Burns, copyright 2000. The book focuses on preschool education and...
Activity
Other

Technology and Learning: Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ready-to-print chart containing specific information about what teachers can copy without violating copyright laws.
Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Use Information Correctly: Copyright and Fair Use

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, you'll learn about the copyright protections that apply to work posted online, including images, text, videos, and more. You'll also learn about the rules that determine which of these resources you can use, and how you...
Unit Plan
Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using the Internet

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online course, students will learn all about browsing the Internet. They'll learn about using a web browser to view websites, how to create bookmarks, and what copyright means for online resources.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: University of California, Davis: Avoiding Plagiarism [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This two-page PDF focuses on avoiding plagiarism including defining plagiarism, reasons to avoid it, how to cite sources, guidlines for avoiding plagiarism, and examples.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of Scholarship [Pdf]

For Students 10th - 12th
This is a two-page PDF "Avoiding PLAGIARISM Mastering the Art of Scholarship." It includes the definition of plagiarism, reasons to avoid plagiarism, guidelines for avoiding plagiarism, and how to cite sources.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods and Mla Format: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the charge of plagiarism and how to avoid it. It includes a discussion assignment about plagiarism
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature Course Overview: Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on understanding and avoiding plagiarism by properly paraphrasing, using quotes when appropriate, using in-text citatation, and a Works Cited Page. It provides links to a plagiarism discussion rubric and the...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Documentary: A Fragile Trust: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson explores the Jayson Blair story and other cases where journalists have breached the code of ethics in their efforts to get the story out. Learners will examine the journalism code of ethics and its importance. They will view...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Decisions on Deadline

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains two lesson plans and an interactive game that will facilitate discussion and deepen understanding of the complex issues raised in the documentary film, A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at The...
Graphic
Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: History Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A database of thousands of free, copyright-friendly pictures on American History that can be used to show what the person, place, or object looked like. Click on the time period in order to see pictures during that period.
Unit Plan
REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 7. Be Legal and Fair

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this learning module, students will learn what they can do to make sure creative work remains under proper control. They will investigate copyright laws and whether there is a way to legitimately use the work done by others. After...
Activity
Other

Cyber Smart!: Whose Is It, Anyway? [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A worksheet to accompany a lesson where students learn that, although the Internet makes it very easy, copying others' work and presenting it as one's own is unethical, unfair, and unacceptable.
Interactive
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Digital Passport: Mix N Mash

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students remix media content to create a new creative piece. Along the way, they give proper credit to the artists whose images and sound clips they use. They learn about copyright, credit, and plagiarism and apply their knowledge to...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Guide Nonfiction Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains 17 nonfiction articles that are appropriate for students with a 6th grade reading level, as measured by the Fry Formula. Questions for each passage are provided. These graphic organizers are copyrighted and may be used...
Unit Plan
REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 17. Creative Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
Communication involves listening and speaking as well as reading and writing clearly and creatively, and technology provides opportunities for expressing yourself digitally. In these Quests, students learn about different software...
Graphic
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Constructed Response Organizer [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This graphic organizer contains questions for students as they analyze a constructed response question. Students will read the question closely and use this planning tool to plan constructed responses. This graphic organizer is a...
Website
Other

Kids Page: United States Patent and Trademark Office

For Students 3rd - 8th
This source allows users to learn all about inventions and patents, play some fun games, and enter a contest.