This page was created as a simple summary of some basic information. All teachers should be aware of this much about copyright. For more detail look at the links below. This was not written by a lawyer or intended to replace legal advice.

What was the main purpose of copyright law?

What is copyrighted?

Can you summarize "Fair Use"?

What about copyright on my OWN work?

What should a teacher do?

FOR STUDENTS
Copyright for Kids

Copyright Quiz

The Copyright Kids

Interactive Questions

HOW TO CITE SOURCES
Classroom Connect

FOR MORE DETAIL
The Copyright WebQuest by Miguel Guilin

Cyberbee

North Carolina Public Schools

Hall Davidson's Material (look down the page for Copyright-Includes a VERY helpful chart)-print the chart and put it by your work computer.

The TEACH Toolkit-relating mostly to online courses

UT System Crash Course in Copyright (highly recommended)-this is were I would go if I had a specific question.

Images and the Law

Myths and Misconceptions

Copywrite brochures from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Missouri (download .pdf)

NECC Presentation by Tony Jongejan-Contains a thorough history and many other resources.

DECIDE YOUR OWN LEVEL OF COPYRIGHT
Creative Commons