Copyright

Online media are helpful resources to use in and out of the classroom in a creative way but it is important to consider Copyrights when you are using things that are made by others. It is essential to teach students two important rules:

**Rule #1: Do not use other people's things and pass them off as your own!

**Rule #2: Cite the source of the Internet materials used

Inkles, Paul. (2011, September 25). Business Baby Pointing [Online Image].
 Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/e2QMS5

What are copyright laws?

Copyright laws protect people who create things. These people have the right to use their work while others have to get permission to use it. You can use or look at other people's work with their permission through Creative Commons.  This means that teachers can use outside resources to enhance their classes using Creative Commons that creates licences for internet sources. Whether it's a video, or using short excerpts in the form of a class handout from copyright-protected work, teachers can use it for the purposes of education or study with a license and citation. With permission and proper citation, you can use videos, poems, short stories and images from others for the purposes of education.

Kroes, Neelie. (2011, September 27). Kids at Nairobi pimary school using computers [Online Image].
Retrieved from https://flic.kr/p/asx2wq

Awareness of copyright is important because teachers are educating those that will be using online resources for the future. If you are a positive example for students, students will learn the right way of how to reuse or redistribute internet sources with permission and proper citation. 

"Copyright Matters" has updated copyright information from the Canadian Teacher's Federation useful for teachers or teacher candidates.