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__**Webquest and Discussion: Copyright or Copywrong? Fair Use in the Classroom**__ For this undergraduate course on ethical issues in education, it is necessary to explore the concept of copyright and how it applies to instruction.

-Understand the legal issues surrounding copyright and fair use -Correctly evaluate scenarios dealing with copyright issues -Apply knowledge of copyright and fair use to the classroom
 * Objectives:**

1. Complete the first two components of a K-W-L 'chart' by listing information regarding copyright in [|the discussion area] of this wikispace. Include information you already know (K) and would like to know (W). The final part of this chart, what you learned (L), will be completed later. 2. Review Amy Hopkins' presentation given at the TCEA Conference in 2009. media type="custom" key="12804474"3. In [|the discussion area], post a one paragraph response to the question presented at the beginning of Hopkins' presentation: Why should we as educators care about copyright in the classroom? Respond to at least two classmates' postings. 4. Complete the last component of a K-W-L 'chart' by listing information regarding copyright in [|the discussion area] of this wikispace. Include information that reflects what you have learned (L). 5. View the YouTube video "A Fair(y) Use Tale" created by Eric Faden to further understand the implications of fair use. media type="youtube" key="4bK8AZSYtPU?rel=0" height="360" width="480" 6. In [|the discussion area], post a one paragraph response to the question: Why is knowledge of fair use important when planning lessons? 7. Read and review Technology and Learning's chart "Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers" [|here] or download the PDF document. 8. After reviewing this chart, think about possible fair use dilemmas you could imagine arising in your own classroom. What are some instances where you would be unsure if fair use applied? What would you do in these instances? In [|the discussion area], answer these questions and post a scenario dealing with a possible fair use dilemma and also post what you believe is the appropriate action. (For example: "I copied several pages from a book to replace a damaged copy. This is fair use because..."). Respond to your classmates and comment on their conclusions.
 * Lesson Tasks:**

As a culminating activity, formulate a response to the following: How does fair use in classroom benefit students, teaching, and leanring? To answer this, you may respond in any of formats: Submit your completed assignment or link to your instructor via e-mail.
 * Culminating Activity:**
 * Write a one page reflection
 * Record a [|VoiceThread]
 * Make Glog using [|Glogster]

Faden, E. (2007). A fair(y) use tale [Video file]. Retrived from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bK8AZSYtPU

Hopkins, A. (2009). //Copyright in the classroom: Why should we care?// Presentation given at the annual meeting of the Texas Computer Education Association. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/ahopkins/copyright-in-the-classroom-995547?from=ss_embed

Technology and Learning. (n.d.). //Copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers//. Retrieved from http://www.techlearning.com/techlearning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/TeacherCopyright_chart.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bK8AZSYtPU