We have to respect copyright and fair use rules because it is the law. Someone has taken the time and created it, so we must respect them and not use it and take it as our own. Someone cannot go around and stealing things from other people that is not theirs and this seems different because it is mostly done online. If you created something very important and original, you would not want random people to go out there and copying it and not giving you credit that you deserve. It is important to have our students understand this concept. One of the best ways to show how important it is is to use examples of cases that have happened. Or make them understand what it would feel like to have something of their own work copied and not gotten credit for it.
Online safety and cyber bullying are two different things. Online safety is making sure that children/students do not reveal too much information online. Cyber bullying is when someone is being bullied over the internet. Cyber bullying is a very serious issue because the bullies feel that they can say more offensive things since they can remain anonymous. It is usually someone that the children know and is trying to put them down. Teaching our children/students not to reveal their full name, any inappropriate pictures, address, cell or home phone numbers, or videos will help to protect them on the internet. If students know not to show this information, it will protect them from online predators or sex offenders. We as teachers should take the same precautions when putting information on the internet especially if we have a website with lesson plans on it, etc.
I did learn a lot of new information. When looking at all of the websites about copy right information I realized there are a lot of things I did not know. After taking the quiz, I was surprised at how much I still did not know about fair use and copy right information. There are a lot of small details and different circumstances that apply to the laws and rules that a teacher or anyone needs to be clear of. I did know most of the information about online safety and cyber bullying only because my parents and some of my teachers covered that with me when I was younger.
Fryer, W. Copyright 101 for Educators. 2003. Retrieved February 16th, 2011 from
http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/02_03_articles/copyright.html
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. NetSmartz. 2010. Retrieved February 16th, 2011 from
http://www.netsmartz.org/
Glad I wasn't the only one that was surprised by that quiz! it really shows its benefits when you can exclaim outright,"Wow, I really did not know that stuff!" and how great was it to have all the links provided so that we could educate ourselves? Not too bad at all! Http://www.copyright.gov/ really puts it all out there and is what I used mostly in my blog post. Not the best to pass along to a student due to the sheer amount of information, but useful for higher education students like ourselves.
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