Understanding Copyright Teacher Resources

This lesson focuses on academic honesty and intentional and unintentional plagiarism including definitions and tips to avoid them. It provides three videos: "West Boca High School principal accused of plagiarism," "What is academic...

In this lesson plan, students write summaries of researched information in their own words and quote text accurately.

An explanation of plagiarism is included this learning module. Students will learn why it is important to cite all sources during a research

In this film clip 2 [2:07] from A Fragile Trust, former New York Times reporter, Jayson Blair explains how he used the electronic tools at his disposal to pull archival photos and excerpts from other people's news articles to file...

Learn some strategies to avoid plagiarism.

A short activity centered around "Copyright Awareness Week." A good resource for teachers who are looking for manageable ways to teach the ethics and laws concerning copyrighting and plagiarism.

Recent incidents of plagiarism, or suspected plagiarism by former academics and by news reporters, make this a hot topic. This lesson, based on a NewsHour story on the topic could lead to lively discussion and inquiry in the classroom. A...

A worksheet to accompany a lesson where students learn that, although the Internet makes it very easy, copying others' work and presenting it as one's own is unethical, unfair, and unacceptable.

A ready-to-print tip sheet with guidelines for students and teachers about using text, video, pictures, music, and other materials and content sources without violating copyright.

Is Aereo a high-tech TV game changer or a clever way to get around broadcast copyright law?

In this film clip 3 [2:07] A Fragile Trust discusses the importance of Trust in journalism and the changes made after the Jayson Blair scandal. After viewing this clip, students will consider the trust that journalists have with their...

This video addresses plagiarism and creative credit. It's wonderful to use the Internet for ideas and inspiration, but it's unkind and wrong to take others' work and call it your own. If you do use someone's work, you need to give...

KAIROS, a quarterly online journal, explores the effect various technologies have in the classroom, as well as other large-scale issues relating to education.

How much of someone else's work should artists be able to use? How much should they pay for it? Is copyright law stuck in the age of analog?

This lesson explores the Jayson Blair story and other cases where journalists have breached the code of ethics in their efforts to get the story out. Students will examine the journalism code of ethics and its importance. They will view...

This site defines cryptomnesia, offers a few examples, and provides a list of further reading material on hidden memory and related subjects.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the topic of illegal downloading of music. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

As the U.S. Patent Office no longer required working models of inventions submitted for patent approval, it auctioned off its storehouse of over 150,000 treasures - inventions from years passed.