After doing the readings for tomorrow, I feel like a lot of educators are either ignorant of copyright laws or care to ignore them. I, personally, was ignorant. I'm very glad that we took a brief detour into the world of copyrighting, so I can feel as though I'm making good decisions about "fair use" and the use of copyrighted material.
All of these copyright laws make me rather nervous. It makes me want to create everything I need and not rely on copyrighted material, which, of course, is insane. The implication this has for me as an educator is that I need to become familiar with the copyright laws and legislation so I can feel comfortable and secure when using copyrighted material in the classroom. I should not have to want to rely on my own creations (photography, for example) and take advantages of all of the resources that are out there. There are tons of websites that collect different kinds of things that can be used free and clear, like
magnatune
or creative commons
These sorts of sites should give the educator piece of mind when it comes to using resources that won't cause a stir.
Thanks for the very informative post Lea! I found the links helpful. I know this is an issue in industry as well.
ReplyDeleteYeah I'm really glad we took time in class to learn about this. I feel as though I was very ill informed and I'm grateful to know what to look out for now!
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