Copyright

=Copyright for the Classroom= toc What Your Students Need to Abide By...

Regardless of what product your students are creating, it is important to teach them about copyright. Below are resources for teaching copyright and websites on which copyright free resources can be found.

Plagiarism
[|What is Plagiarism?] [|Plagiarism.org] [|Google Doc Templates for Citations] [|Citation Maker]

The Rules
[|Cyberbee.]This is a site to get students started in their understanding of copyright. (K-8) [|Media Education]. This is from the Media Lab at Temple University. It has information and lesson plans for all grade levels. [|Learning Resources.] [|Copyright in the Classroom] [|Stanford University - Copyright and Fair Use] [|A Great Video to Introduce Copyright and Fair Use] [|Creative Commons] [|Creative Commons Video] (youtube video) [|How to Use Creative Commons - Cut the Crap, part 1] [|Teaching Copyright]

Nice Collection of Resources
Springfield Township High School Library Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Search Royalty Free Sites Creative Thinking - collection of lesson plans and videos.

Music
Students may not use copyrighted music in projects unless the music is an integral part of the project. For instance, if a project is trying to make a point about For students in grades 4-12, CYSD has purchased a subscription to [|Soundzabound.] Music from this site may be used in any school project, in or out of the classroom. It can be loaded on the internet and used in competitions. See your teacher for the user name and password to access this site. For students in grades K-3, CYSD has purchased cds of Soundsabound music that can be used for school projects.

[|The Best Sites to Download Free Music]

[|Freeplay Music] may be used in projects only kept within the walls of the classroom.

//Garageband//. Students can create their own music in Garageband or use the loops in the program for any school projects. These are all copyright free.

Images
Finding an image using a Google search does NOT give anyone the legal right to that image. If you want to use an image found through Google (or any search engine) you should go to the original site of the image, check copyright and gain permission. If an image is copyright free, the source should still be cited.

Here are some sites on which images are copyright free. These images can be used in school projects, in and out of the classroom and posted on the web. [|Pics4Learning] [|Kitzu] [|Flags of the World] [|Public Domain Photo Database] [|Discover Education Clip Art] (limit 10 downloads) [|US History in the Public Domain] [|Public Domain Images] Finding Images [|Getting code] to add Creative Commons license to Creative Commons picture from Flickr.

Frequently Asked Questions

 * You may not use any resources (video, images, sounds) found in Discovery Streaming (formerly unitedstreaming) in any projects outside the classroom. This includes competitions.
 * YouTube videos may not legally be downloaded.
 * Using copyrighted music in any type of school production - classroom, parent, major production - is illegal unless permission is received from the artist ahead of time. Use the music from Soundzabound that is copyright free and with our district subscription and log in many sounds and songs are available.
 * If videostreaming a classroom activity (musical, etc.), check the copyright for the performance.