Monday, December 1, 2008

Ethics in the classrooms

The following website which I found in my research for copyright problems gives a good outline for all the copyright issues involved in a classroom, as well as how to deal with them:

http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/fairuse.htm

This brings the question of how I will evade copyright issues in my classroom.  I will do this by trying to stay away from using these materials. If i do decide to use them, then I will stay within the requirements. If i decide to use a movie, I will show the clips of the movie that pertain to my lesson, and try to keep the length under 15 minutes. If I have pictures in any of my presentations, I will make sure to cite them. If I am to use a book that is not required for the class, I will copy the parts of the book I want to use for the students. Dealing with copyright can be tedious if one does not know the regulations. If a teacher knows the regulations, than the only problem they should have is incorporating them into their lesson.

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