Monday, May 2, 2011

Copyright Challenge for Educators

Thanks to the fair use conditions, teachers can use copyrighted materials for educational purposes under certain restrictions.  This allows teachers to provide a wider range of learning opportunites for their students, but also poses some challenges.  With the growing amount of internet resources available, teachers have a higher risk of using someone else's work without giving them the credit they deserve. 

I hope to avoid breaking copyright laws because I want my students to be able to look to me and see a trustworthy rolemodel, worthy of respect.  As a Christian educator, I have been called to a higher standard and need to have integrity when it comes to legal and moral issues like copyright laws.  I cannot expect that my students will not cheat or steal information if I am not obeying these laws myself.  If I hold my students to the same high standards that I hold myself to, then they will be more likely to follow the rules set before them.    

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