Copyright

This page contains activities, assignments, readings, and resources for teaching and learning about copyright in world language education. toc

=COPYRIGHT OBJECTIVES:=


 * Students will apply fair use guidelines to determine whether or not various digital and print materials can legally be used in the classroom.
 * Students will explore copyright-safe sources for obtaining audio, images, text, and other media online.
 * Students will cite sources appropriately in PowerPoint presentations and other documents using APA format.
 * Students will claim professional credit and responsibility for their work using headers and footers on the documents and materials they create.
 * Students will generate ideas and materials for effectively teaching secondary students about copyright.

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// [|Copyright Chart (from Tech & Learning] (PDF) //

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- Interactive game with simple questions and answers about copyright

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- Links to a variety of websites with copyright-friendly images from Springfield Township High School's Virtual Library

- Search for Flickr photos with [|Creative Commons licenses]

- A Flickr group dedicated to collecting images for language teaching and learning

- My favorite site for free, high quality, professional images (be sure to enable Safe Search)

- A collection of photos in the public domain

- Royalty free images for classroom use from a variety of countries

- Has lots of professional photos from Spanish-speaking countries--look for the terms of use--standard license means you can use it in your PowerPoints and etc. Sometimes you just need to notify the photographer (using the comments feature)

Arabic

 * [|Arabic] - General images related to Arabic culture


 * [|Arabic Food]


 * [|Arabic Interpretive Communication] - Objects and signs with Arabic writing on them


 * [|Arabic People & Professions]

Chinese

 * [|China]


 * [|Chinese Characters]


 * [|Chinese Culture]


 * [|Chinese Food]


 * [|Chinese New Year]


 * [|Chinese People]

French

 * [|French]

German

 * [|German]

Japanese

 * [|Japanese]

Russian

 * [|Russian]

Spanish

 * [|Spanish Art]
 * [|Spanish Culture]
 * [|Spanish Food]
 * [|Spanish Places]
 * [|Spanish-speaking People]

=Multimedia (Audio & Video)=

- A Creative Commons project that lets you download, remix, and share music (including songs from popular artists)

- Community Video, a n Internet Archive Project that allows you to download video for free (check the Creative Commons Licenses on each one to see if you can modify it)

- Free, copyright safe sounds (i.e., sound effects, not music)

- Free, copyright safe music

- Free classical music, searchable by composer, genre, form, instrument, performer, and period

- Wikipedia article with links to open source films

- Allows you to stream copyright safe music from your wiki or website in a pop-out player

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- A collection of documents in the public domain

- Collections of primary source documents and multimedia materials from American history including ads, culture, literature, maps, music, etc.

// -// Audiobooks in a variety of languages

- Free, downloadable e-books of texts in the public domain

**References**

Németh, László Harri. (2006, Mar. 12). Spanish handbook. //Stock Xchng.// Retrieved November 19, 2009, from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/485928 Used under a standard Stock Xchng license. (Photographer notified and credited)

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