1. Older Copyright References Harry Lord Title V Web 2.0 Activities Director

2. Copyright Issues Why is this important? Many (a majority?) of resources available on the web are copyrighted, for viewing only. From: http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm “Fair use. Fair use is one of the most important, and least clear cut, limits to copyright. It permits some use of others' works even without approval. But when? Words like "fair" or "reasonable" cannot be precisely defined, but here are a few benchmarks. Uses that advance public interests such as criticism, education or scholarship are favored -- particularly if little of another's work is copied. Uses that generate income or interfere with a copyright owner's income are not. Fairness also means crediting original artists or authors. (A teacher who copied, without credit, much of another's course materials was found to infringe.) …..” 2

3. Fair Use, Teach Act, More… Want to learn more…? Review the following: A Fair(y) Use Tale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo Fair Use, Copyright and YouTube's Policies http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=369901B5C53B4962 Copyright for Educators http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/copyright-for- educators?type=presentation Resources for Copyright, Fair Use and TEACH http://foothillglobalaccess.pbworks.com/CopyRight Or… simply be safe; don’t copy. Either link to the resource, or find another. 3

4. Creative Commons « C reative Commons is a nonprofit organization that increases sharing and improves collaboration.” See http://creativecommons.org/http://creativecommons.org/ A good site to learn more is http://instructify.com/2008/12/16/the- educators-guide-to-creative-commons/http://instructify.com/2008/12/16/the- educators-guide-to-creative-commons/ and also http://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2008/12/educators- guide-to-creative-commons.htmlhttp://drapestakes.blogspot.com/2008/12/educators- guide-to-creative-commons.html 4

5. Resources… Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers, http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html http://www.mediafestival.org/copyrightchart.html A site that lists some resources (public domain, copyright free, open- source, etc) http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic98.htmhttp://eduscapes.com/tap/topic98.htm Public domain videos, http://www.webtvwire.com/free-online-stock- video-footage-9-of-the-best-public-domain-video-resources/http://www.webtvwire.com/free-online-stock- video-footage-9-of-the-best-public-domain-video-resources/ Fair Use Harbor, http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/cid/copyrightbay/fairuse.htm http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/cid/copyrightbay/fairuse.htm http://mediaeducationlab.com/code-best-practices-fair-use-media- literacy-education http://mediaeducationlab.com/code-best-practices-fair-use-media- literacy-education Public domain photos, podcasts, music, etc…. Do a Google search. Hundreds of sites. 5

6. Accessibility… “Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. The document " How People with Disabilities Use the Web " describes how different disabilities affect Web use and includes scenarios of people with disabilities using the Web. “different disabilities affect Web usescenarios of people with disabilities using the Web From http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.phphttp://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php Quicktips to make your material accessible, See:http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/glance/http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/glance/ 6

7. Accessibility… In addition, see the High Tech Center Training Unit (htctu) web accessibility site, http://www.htctu.net/divisions/webaccess/main.htm http://www.htctu.net/divisions/webaccess/main.htm And HTCTU Training Manuals, http://www.htctu.net/trainings/manuals/tutmain.htm http://www.htctu.net/trainings/manuals/tutmain.htm As well as WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) http://www.webaim.org/resources/ 7