Let's Talk About Copyright

          The use of anything from the Internet (for example but not exclusively: images, photographs, articles, etc.) puts you at risk for copyrighting. In order to use any piece of information or item found on the Internet you must first obtain permission from the original publisher/author/creator. Although this information sounds daunting it is not that hard to acquire items that have been released for public use. For example, Creative Commons and Google both provide search engines that allow you to refine your search to ensure the images being looked at are appropriately copyrighted. In Canada we also have a set of ‘Fair Dealings Guidelines’ that allow educators to use online information in their classroom as long as they follow the specific parameters. This allows teachers to provide students with expansive information on their subjects without infringing on copyright laws.
          As a teacher I think it is most important to reiterate the fact that items found on the internet are just like personal items in the physical world. Just as we would not take something that belongs to someone else without their permission we cannot take information from the internet without being given the OK. Students need to be made aware that although the internet is a phenomenal resource, the people responsible for providing said information to us should not be taken advantage of. We need to ensure students are conscious of the consequences of copyrighting just as they would be conscious of the consequences of theft.

Inkles, Paul. (September 25, 2011). “Business Baby Pointing” (photograph). Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/dumfstar/8553474140/in/photolist-e2QMS5-5yiSCH-abfPT5-28rtGN-fvT5PN-5b495D-pyrM81-bqVQtj-6WtbrL-e2QMHQ-8vBVTe-5ZM4Kq-8vEXjo-bFrCvg-4m5ojv-8vEXd9-8vBWaH-5r6ss8-8Jzfg7-8Vy1nk-3oxYh-9iEkhF-euR54b-8vEXtU-8vEXmG-8GmvbX-6naKtj-68mS5h-CH3be-6wnx18-8vEXbY-5bwe6M-8vEXpw-8vBVYn-7LRPcs-8vBVWt-5mP2XB-hcbzps-62Yv2h-99XWwh-8uVTTM-8vEXvJ-5k2wrs-7Cj5Uu-A8zQK-6T2Wt9-hccN5T-7M6JDi-fefJT-nfSTMX

Intel Free Press. (April 13, 2011). “Child With Apple Ipad” (photograph). Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Child_with_Apple_iPad.jpg