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4 Great Lesson Plans on Copyright
Common Sense Education offers four lesson plans (grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) that help students understand to give credit to their own work, respect the rights of other people's work, know what rights they have as creators, and what they should consider when using the creative work of others.
Copyright And Fair Use: Lesson Plans for High School, College and Graduate Education
Downloadable curriculum for teaching about copyright at the (A) high school; (B) undergraduate; and (C) graduate levels. Based on the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. Includes links to videos and other resources. From the Harrington School at the University of Rhode Island.
Developed by the Copyright Society this website includes interactive activities to inform students in grades 6-12 about copyright. A Parent/Teacher page suggests strategies for using this website.
Copyright Lessons from ReadWriteThink
A collaboration between the American Association of School Librarians and the National Council of Teachers of English. These lessons can be used across all subject areas. Search by the keyword, copyright. Lessons are appropriate for grades 6-12.
Exploring Copyrights and Wrongs
This 6 minute video shows a lesson for grades 9-12 that examines what copyright is and how it applies to student lives. A project of the Teaching Channel and Common Sense Media.
Developed by the creators of Turnitin (plagiarism detection software) this website explains what plagiarism is, how teachers can help students avoid plagiarism, as well as how and when to cite. Links to online citation guides are provided. Grades: 6-12
A project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, this website provides a curriculum of five lesson plans for teaching about copyright to high school students. Rather than focusing on do's and don't the curriculum provides background information so students can make informed choices. It includes many handouts in both web and pdf format.
Understanding & Preventing Plagiarism Strategies & Resources For Students And Teachers
This website explores what plagiarism is and the consequences of plagiarism at the college level. It suggests ways to recognize and avoid plagiarism. It provides samples of proper and improper paraphrasing and quoting. Includes a list of tools for proper citation and other resources. Part of the Accredited Schools Online website that focuses on information about higher education. Grades: 9-12
Understanding Fair Use in a Digital World
A six-minute video that presents a lesson for grades 6 to 8 that explores copyright vocabulary, the concept of fair use and using evidence to support an argument. A project of the Teaching Channel and Common Sense Media.