During this weeks content we explored copyright laws and the limits that Teachers are faced with. I began to wonder how best to teach learners especially younger learners about copy right and how it will affect both them and others. Younger learners cannot always grasp the ideas that surround copyright and the availability of information online causes external influences from teaching in the classroom. How can we teach copyright if children are given messages that it is ok to stream movies and other copy right information online at home?
While working with a fully digital class I came across a smooth and consistent way to give attribution to the sources. The teacher at the start of any project document provided a box where children record any websites they use. This way without specifically teaching referencing to the children they are giving attribution to the sources of information.
Finally, I had concerns around screenshot ting. Copyright gives ownership to the person who creates an image, however, when a child is taking a capture of a website or text there needs to be some sort of restrictions as it is not their own intellectual property only a copy of someone else's.
It is everyone's responsibility to create open communication about copy right and the use of other's intellectual property. We need to move the knowledge out of the classroom and into the community around us.
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