4.2 Safe, Healthy, Legal & Ethical Use
Candidates model and facilitate the safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. (PSC 4.2/ISTE 5b)
Artifact: Copyright Assignment and Internet Safety and Equitable Access blog post
Reflection:
The first artifact, my Copyright and Fair Use presentation, was created for my ITEC 7445 Multimedia and Web Design in Education course taken summer semester 2014. For this artifact, I researched how copyright and fair use laws applied to audio, video, and image files downloaded from the Internet. This presentation provides a brief overview of copyright and fair use as well as four scenarios involving files downloaded from the Internet. The second artifact is my Internet Safety and Equitable Access blog post, which was created for my ITEC 7430 Internet Tools for the Classroom course also taken summer semester 2014. This assignment was part of a set of weekly, guided blog posts on a topic given by the professor. The topic for this post concerned providing equitable access to digital tools and resources and monitoring Internet safety when working with students.
It is imperative to engage in legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies, yet understanding the nuances of this can be challenging. To model and facilitate legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies, I shared information from the Copyright and Fair Use presentation with faculty members at my school. I have also talked to many teachers about using Flickr to find Creative Commons licensed images they can use legally or access the thousands of pictures available through the Library of Congress. Rights assessment is each individual’s responsibility, so I utilize our media specialist when I have questions about fair use and copyright. For example, when planning the summer reading professional development for faculty, I made sure the resources I was using complied with copyright. One reading selection was a chapter from a book, so I worked with her to request copyright permission to use that part of a book. I also model legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies with my students by finding images or audio files that fit within the guidelines for fair use or are public domain. I have facilitated the legal and ethical use of digital information with my students by teaching them about copyright and showing them how to search for Creative Commons licensed images on Flickr.
Web 2.0 allows users to consume as well as contribute information. While this can be exciting, students must understand how to use digital technologies and share digital information in safe and healthy ways. Through my Internet Safety and Equitable Access blog post, I model and facilitate safe and healthy uses of digital information and technologies. In this post I share technology-related best practices for Internet safety, such as do not give out personal information, do not share pictures or emails with strangers, and keep passwords private. I also model the safe and healthy use of digital information and technologies by assigning my students usernames that do not give out personal information and only posting images of students on password protected pages. I facilitate safe and healthy uses of digital information by asking students to use only first names or initials on websites and wikis. I also discuss the concept of digital footprints with my students and ask them to think carefully about the information they are sharing on the Internet.
With so many forms of digital information, copyright can be confusing. Through the research that I completed for this presentation, I learned a great deal about copyright and fair use. However, it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure you are using digital information in legal ways. I also learned that even with lots of safeguards in place, it is inevitable students will come across inappropriate content while using the Internet. Therefore, it is important to teach students how to respond when they find themselves in these situations, and this is something I can model as a teacher. To improve this artifact, I would like to expand it to include some additional copyright issues and examples of fair use that apply to my school. I would also like to add information about how to find digital information that can be used, such as Creative Commons licensed pieces and works that are public domain. Then, I would like to share this information through a formal presentation given to the faculty at my school.
The work that went into this artifact impacted faculty development and student learning. By discussing copyright with teachers and modeling appropriate uses, they are becoming more aware of the legal nuances surrounding digital information. Additionally, my students have learned some safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. The impact of this can be assessed through classroom observations and conversations between students, teachers, and administrators.
The first artifact, my Copyright and Fair Use presentation, was created for my ITEC 7445 Multimedia and Web Design in Education course taken summer semester 2014. For this artifact, I researched how copyright and fair use laws applied to audio, video, and image files downloaded from the Internet. This presentation provides a brief overview of copyright and fair use as well as four scenarios involving files downloaded from the Internet. The second artifact is my Internet Safety and Equitable Access blog post, which was created for my ITEC 7430 Internet Tools for the Classroom course also taken summer semester 2014. This assignment was part of a set of weekly, guided blog posts on a topic given by the professor. The topic for this post concerned providing equitable access to digital tools and resources and monitoring Internet safety when working with students.
It is imperative to engage in legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies, yet understanding the nuances of this can be challenging. To model and facilitate legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies, I shared information from the Copyright and Fair Use presentation with faculty members at my school. I have also talked to many teachers about using Flickr to find Creative Commons licensed images they can use legally or access the thousands of pictures available through the Library of Congress. Rights assessment is each individual’s responsibility, so I utilize our media specialist when I have questions about fair use and copyright. For example, when planning the summer reading professional development for faculty, I made sure the resources I was using complied with copyright. One reading selection was a chapter from a book, so I worked with her to request copyright permission to use that part of a book. I also model legal and ethical uses of digital information and technologies with my students by finding images or audio files that fit within the guidelines for fair use or are public domain. I have facilitated the legal and ethical use of digital information with my students by teaching them about copyright and showing them how to search for Creative Commons licensed images on Flickr.
Web 2.0 allows users to consume as well as contribute information. While this can be exciting, students must understand how to use digital technologies and share digital information in safe and healthy ways. Through my Internet Safety and Equitable Access blog post, I model and facilitate safe and healthy uses of digital information and technologies. In this post I share technology-related best practices for Internet safety, such as do not give out personal information, do not share pictures or emails with strangers, and keep passwords private. I also model the safe and healthy use of digital information and technologies by assigning my students usernames that do not give out personal information and only posting images of students on password protected pages. I facilitate safe and healthy uses of digital information by asking students to use only first names or initials on websites and wikis. I also discuss the concept of digital footprints with my students and ask them to think carefully about the information they are sharing on the Internet.
With so many forms of digital information, copyright can be confusing. Through the research that I completed for this presentation, I learned a great deal about copyright and fair use. However, it is ultimately your responsibility to ensure you are using digital information in legal ways. I also learned that even with lots of safeguards in place, it is inevitable students will come across inappropriate content while using the Internet. Therefore, it is important to teach students how to respond when they find themselves in these situations, and this is something I can model as a teacher. To improve this artifact, I would like to expand it to include some additional copyright issues and examples of fair use that apply to my school. I would also like to add information about how to find digital information that can be used, such as Creative Commons licensed pieces and works that are public domain. Then, I would like to share this information through a formal presentation given to the faculty at my school.
The work that went into this artifact impacted faculty development and student learning. By discussing copyright with teachers and modeling appropriate uses, they are becoming more aware of the legal nuances surrounding digital information. Additionally, my students have learned some safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies. The impact of this can be assessed through classroom observations and conversations between students, teachers, and administrators.
