Copyright laws protect original works from not being duplicated, and claimed by others as theirs. Fair use allows the public to use materials for some time, and for specific purposes. I learned President Washington first organized these laws into a system in 1790. Since then copyright act have expanded in accordance to the demands of progress to what we have today. In my classroom, I would emphasize the importance to create original work. I have seen how insecurity plays a big role in a student coping another person’s work. I have seen this happening in the classes where I assist, and the best way to help is ascertain the student of the value of his/her work.
Cyber-safety is the protection from anonymous predators who display photos, negative or degrading e-mails about another person. This site offers tips for parents and kids in how to prevent cyber bullying: Http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/Cyber%20Bullying%20Guide%20for%20Parents.pdf
To protect my students I would begin getting familiar with the type of protection software or filters my school provides to prevent exposure to harmful sites. Before using the computers, a lesson would be done where students learn the rules when using the internet and what activities are permissible and those that are not. Still constant supervision is necessary to assure the safety of every student.
I really enjoyed the lesson we had for this week, particularly cyber safety. I did not do well in the quiz-68%, so this tells me to learn more about copyright laws. It is clear that the use of technology will increase, and the use of it in the classroom must be so the student has more tools to produce better work. While reading about copyright laws and cyber safety I understood the importance to transfer this knowledge to my students and promised to myself that I need to teach my students about these issues.
References:
http://www.techlearnig.com/techlerning/pdf/db_area/archive/TL/2002/10/copyright_chart.pdf
http://www.netsmartz.org/
Http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/Cyber%20Bullying%20Guide%20for%20Parents.pdf
I agree with you that it is important to emphasize our students to create their own original work. I believe if the students create their own work that is something that they can say they accomplished on their own, and boost their self-esteeem rather than knowing they took the easy way out and the potential risk of being in trouble with the law by copying another student's work or author's work. As teachers we should teach the students the proper way to produce their own original work and make it a continious lesson in that way they are not putting themselves into a bad situation.
ReplyDeleteExactly, I agree with the both of you. I also believe that by showing our students the rules and stuff, we are also teaching them how to protect their creative ideas and to not allow people to, in a way, run over them.
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