As students are assigned more Internet research and multimedia projects, they too are faced with copyright issues. Give them a head start on understanding fair use by implementing some of the quality lesson plans linked below.
 | Copyright Permission Letter http://www.bham.wednet.edu/copyperm.htm From the Bellingham, WA, public schools, a sample letter to request permission from another to use his/her work. |
| Permission Template http://landmarks4schools.org/permission1.php A "fill-in-the-blank" template which may be used to ask permission for use of information from the owner. Gives appropriate templates for both students and teachers. From Landmark for Schools. |
| Scavenger Hunt http://www.geocities.com/stvdlnrds/etp/scav/ A copyright scavenger hunt for elementary students. |
| Who Said That? How to Cite Electronic
Sources http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr247.shtml Article discusses style for bibliographic entries and gives links to four mini-guides for students. |
| Copyright Lesson Plan (8th Grade) http://www.cyberbee.com/copyrpln.pdf Using music as an example, students study copyright law and identify examples of copyright infringement. PDF file--must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to view. |
| Is It New or is It Borrowed? (5th or 6th Grade) http://www.amphi.com/~technology/standards/lessons/marshall2.html Students study copyright infringement cases from the music industry to gain an understanding of fair use. |
| From PokemonŠ to Picasso: Art Rights and
Wrongs (elementary) http://library.thinkquest.org/J001570/ An award-winning Thinkquest Junior site which includes information on copyrights, trademarks, licensing, and much more. |
| Who Owns It? Exploring the Concept of
Intellectual Property and Copyright (junior/senior high school) http://www.teachingonline.org/copyright.html Explores copyright from the standpoint of the creator of intellectual property. Also includes a PDF document on "burning" copies of music CDs. |
| Plagiarism Theme Page http://www.cln.org/themes/plagiarism.html Has links to many sites that may be used to teach students how to avoid plagiarizing the work of others. |
| Copyright Lesson Plan (high school) http://www.law.duke.edu/copyright/html/events/caw-curriculum/cawhighlessonplan.doc Teaches students copyright laws and has them apply the laws to real-life situations. |
Last updated 10/11/2004 .