Teaching Them To Treat The Internet With Respect
Copyright and the Internet

The technologies we as educators have today bring new challenges when it comes to copyright laws. The Internet and availability of computers and their ability to digitize information all provide ready access to great sources of information, images, charts, graphs, etc. Newer technologies also allow teachers to transfer, copy, and digitize learning materials faster and easier than ever before. Text and images can be copied instantly, and then easily saved in computer files. Teachers just do not know what can or cannot be used in the classroom when it comes to materials from the Internet.  The issue of copyright law enforcement, meanwhile, receives little public attention. While education institutions have begun to protect themselves from liability, some teachers, either from a false sense of security or lack of awareness, engage in illegal use of materials, often unknowingly.
It is also important for students to understand the social and ethical implications of using content from the Internet.

 The following websites will help teachers to understand the copyright and fair use policies that apply to the classroom and also contain information for helping students to understand that they must have :ermission to use content from the Internet.