Copyright 101...

With the internet, there is so much information at our fingertips. We are bombarded with new information or ideas everyday. Someone has come up with and developed these ideas. After doing some reading on copyright, I was relieved to find out that publications online can be used for educational purposes in educational settings. It was emphasized in many different sources that anything found online that was not your own work, was to be shown in not-for-profit settings. I truly believe that there is a lot to be gained from showing media clips and analyzing information on the web. After all, this information can be the most up-to-date information! It can be much more effective than a textbook, which seems to be outdated before it is even published! The world is changing all the time!

Ribeiro, L. (2008). Children at School.
Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/lupuca/8720604364/.

Through my reading, I also learned that it is so easy to get a free copyright to protect your own work online at www.creativecommons.org. I think that this is really important information to know because it protects your ideas and work! As a teacher, I really want my students to be coming up with new ideas and sharing them with everyone. Knowing that there is a way for them to keep their work protected will definitely be beneficial for me and for them.

Shankbone, D. (2008). Children Computing. Retrieved from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children_computing_by_David_Shankbone.jpg.