Copyright – Introduction

What is copyright? Original author or creator of the work retains ownership of the work and has the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the creative work

Copyright does NOT protect ideas, but it does protect the EXPRESSION of those ideas Music, art, inventions, dramatic works, choreographed works, literary works, computer software, and so on

Fair Use: Exemption for Educators Purpose –Not for profit or financial gain Nature of the original Amount and substantiality Impact on commercial value

Fair use guidelines for video Performance must be presented by instructors or pupils Performance must occur in the course of face-to-face teaching activities Performance must take place in a classroom or similar instructional location AND Performance must be of a legally acquired copy of a work

Copyright and teacher and student web pages Look for school and/or district guidelines Work that you or your students create is copyrighted Need to ask for permission to use copyrighted work Be cautious of sites that offer “free” graphics Most items can be used by students to complete assignments—problem is republishing

Things to Think About Specific guidelines for student multimedia productions Plagiarism and copyright are not synonyms Should always cite the source and ask permission

Copyright Copyright Laws –Copyright Act of 1976 –Illegal copying –Fair use

Copyright Individuals are prohibited from making copies unless: –a) exemptions under the copyright law –b) principle of fair-use –c) fair-use guidelines –d) licenses or written permission from the copyright owner

Copyright and Video Broadcast TV Satellite-cast programming Cable broadcast programming “For Home Use Only” videotape

Computer Copyright Software Theft –Software piracy –Software license Single-user license Shareware and freeware Site license Network license

Copyright Questions?

Advanced Word Processing

Word Processing in Teaching and Learning Keyboarding Writing tool Editing and revision Storing text Collaboration Teaching language and writing Preparing course materials Administrative use Developing templates Students Teachers

Word Processing Project 1 Page orientation Entering text Making a bullet AutoFormat Spell check Headers and footers Viewing the document in different sizes Print preview

Project 1 The Food Guide Pyramid is built from five food groups. These five food groups are: 1.Bread, cereal, rice & pasta group, 2.Vegetable group, 3.Fruit group, 4.Milk, yogurt, & cheese group, and 5.Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, & nuts group. Then there is the fats, oils, & sweets group, which is not part of the five food groups but appears in the Food Guide Pyramid. Your Name

Word Processing Project 2 Editing text Inserting text Selecting text Deleting text Undoing Moving Copying and pasting Saving

Project 2 Food Guide Pyramid The Food Guide Pyramid is built from five food groups. These five food groups are: 1.Bread, cereal, rice & pasta group, 2.Vegetable group, 3.Fruit group, 4.Milk, yogurt, & cheese group, and 5.Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, & nuts group. Then there is the fats, oils, & sweets group, which is not part of the five food groups but appears in the Food Guide Pyramid. Your Name, Food Guide Pyramid

More editing features…. Viewing toolbars Text alignment Text appearance Line spacing Page breaks Page numbers Different first page Adding clip art Changing margins Saving with different names

More Word Processing… Indenting and Tables Indenting a paragraph Indenting the first line Indentation markers Indenting whole paragraphs Making a hanging indent Adding a table Changing columns Entering text in tables Merging cells Formatting text Changing row size Borders and shading