Tag: copyright

• Where to find Free Images for Projects

  Educators and learners alike are increasingly involved in creating meaningful projects online. Most projects include visuals, but did you know that images are also intellectual property? Just because an image is on the internet, does not mean that it is free to use. It is still important to ascertain whether that visual information is protected […]

  Deborah McCallum

  January 10, 2016

  Big Ideas in Education

  Big Ideas in Education, Content Creation, copyright, Creative Commons, digital citizenship, free images, image search, resources

• Publishing Student Work: Who owns the copyright?

  Who owns the copyright of student work? Should teachers be allowed to publish student work without permission or informed consent? In elementary school, we teach information literacy skills and teach students to properly cite the images and works of others. Creative Commons and the Education Fair Use act allows students to use and cite the […]

  Deborah McCallum

  March 22, 2014

  Copyright, Copyright Modernization Act, Digital Publishing

  Big Ideas in Education, character education, copyright, Creative Commons, Deborah McCallum, digital citizenship, digital publishing, education, elementary students, fair use, FNMI, High school, information literacy, Literacy, respecting children, Social Media

• Copyright Matters: 13 ways the laws apply to education

  The Copyright Matters document describes the newest laws in Canada as ruled by the Copyright Modernization Act. The purpose is to protect the creative processes of others and to make sure that teachers and students are using the material of others appropriately. The Creative processes occur in an Educational Institution whereby students Create their own […]

  Deborah McCallum

  January 2, 2013

  Copyright, Library

  Canada, copyright, Copyright Matters, Copyright Modernization Act, education, Fair Dealing