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Copyright Central
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.
Other
Technology and Learning: Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers [Pdf]
Ready-to-print chart containing specific information about what teachers can copy without violating copyright laws.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: University of California, Davis: Avoiding Plagiarism [Pdf]
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.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Avoiding Plagiarism Mastering the Art of Scholarship [Pdf]
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.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literary Time Periods and Mla Format: Plagiarism
This lesson focuses on the charge of plagiarism and how to avoid it. It includes a discussion assignment about plagiarism
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Literature Course Overview: Plagiarism
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...
Tech4Learning
Pics4 Learning: History Collection
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.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Digital Passport: Mix N Mash
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...
Other
Kids Page: United States Patent and Trademark Office
This source allows users to learn all about inventions and patents, play some fun games, and enter a contest.
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Ascap Official Website
The official site by The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Of interest is the history of ASCAP as well as articles for those wanting to learn more about the music business.
Read Works
Read Works: When Music Is a Steal
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of illegal downloading of music. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: Caption This
In this activity, students learn how to copy an image from the Internet and follow copyright. Images must be in the public domain and free from copyright protection. They can be copied from Google, but they have to be public domain and...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Cyber Smart! Student Curriculum Lesson: Can You Hack It? [Pdf]
Learners learn that computers and electronic files are property and explore the reasons for, consequences, and ethics of teen hacking. This ISTE-aligned lesson plan for Grades 6-8 includes student activity and Home Connection sheets....
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: A Creator's Rights and Responsibilities
It's common for kids to use images they find online, for school projects or just for fun. But kids don't often understand which images are OK to use and which ones aren't. Help your students learn about the rights and responsibilities...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Computer Lab Rules and Technology Ethics
Lesson plan that reinforces computer lab rules and technology ethics as young scholars create newsletters or presentations.
TES Global
Blendspace: Plagiarism
A learning module that includes eighteen links to videos, images, and websites explaining plagiarism and the problems it creates.
Other
Oregon School Library Information System
An excellent site that supports school libraries which includes tools for both elementary and secondary students. Choose the appropriate level to find resources on citing sources, research process, choosing research resources, finding...
Other
Articles About Storytelling
This site contains links to five articles about storytelling by Heather Forest. Articles include the following: "Crafting Personal Vision in Telling Folktales," "The Voice as an Instrument," "Copyright and Fair Use of Published...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plagiarism
This lesson discusses the issue of plagiarism and discusses types of plagiarism. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.