Internet+Safety,+Copyright+and+Fair+Use+Page

=**Internet Safety**= It is the protection of a person and their private information while utilizing the internet It is important as it prevents identity, credit, and bank card theft. It also prevents harmful programs or media from appearing on your computer. =**Copyright**= According to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary Copyright is " the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work." It is important because it prevents the theft or unlawful use of intellectual property. =**Fair Use**= A limited exception to the copyright law, which allows the use of a certain amount of a copyrighted work for educational purposes without permission of the copyright holder (citation of the work must be given to have it be considered fair use). Examples of fair use according to [|Wikipedia] include: commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It is important as it allows the non-copyright holders of a specific work to incorporate it into research, analytical papers, lesson plans, and other activities without fear of prosecution. The excerpt from the copyright work must be properly cited and the amount of the work incorporated not exceed the prescribed limit within the fair use guidelines for that specific medium/media.
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 * Below are some sources which can be used to introduce the concepts of Internet Safety, Copyright and Fair Use to your students**.


 * 1) [|Internet Safety in the Elementary Years] is a website designed with younger children in mind. They have links to web resources and lesson plans that are geared toward introducing internet safety to elementary school students.
 * 2) [|Net Smartz] is a website designed for ease of use for all ages. There are videos for parents, teachers and students k-12 which can be used to introduce and educate all of the aforementioned audiences on the importance of internet safety.
 * 3) [|Copyright for Students] is a webpage that explains what copyright means for students. It lets students know what they can and cannot use in reports, presentations or projects as well as where they can access primary source documents and more information about copyright. This site would be ideal for middle school to high school age students to explore before writing a research paper.
 * 4) [|Safe Internet Surfing] provides lesson plans, quizzes, handouts and discussion topics for grades 3-12. This is yet another site which makes students aware of the possible dangers of sharing too much information over the internet.
 * 5) [|A Fair(y) Use Tale] is a video put together by Stanford Law School to demonstrate as well as explain what Fair Use is. I would use this video to introduce and explain the concept of Fair Use to students in grades 4 and up.
 * 6) Plagerism WebQuest allows students to research how to avoid plagiarism in their work by correctly citing their internet sources.