Copyright

Currently anyone with access to a browser and an Internet connection can post information online. The proliferation of information has had benefits and drawbacks. The benefits include easier access to quality information and media. Media is also being shared under creative commons licenses that allow others to use and sometimes modify another person's work to create something new and innovative (Don't forget to cite your source and make sure that if you change the image that the license allows a __**derivative**__ to be made!). HOWEVER, you must make sure that your use of other people's work (this includes text, images, audio, video etc.) DOES NOT VIOLATE ETHICAL PRACTICES or break copyright law. There are other toc drawbacks that include access to an over abundance of information that varies dramatically in terms of quality. This requires future teachers to be able to critically evaluate information.

=Useful Websites:=


 * The Educator's Guide to Copyright
 * Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom by the University of Maryland College
 * Copyright for Educators by KOCE
 * Copyright and Fair Use in Educationby Jason Ohler
 * Copyright and Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
 * Citation Machine (Use this site to cite your sources!)

=Finding Copyright Friendly Materials= This is a list of copyright friendly resources. REMEMBER the licenses may vary so it is important to make sure to read the licenses agreement or copyright info for any image or other media file. Copyright can be a gray area so here are some tips for staying with copyright friendly material.
 * 1) Use your own images. (If working with K-12 students you need permission to post their images to the web.
 * 2) Use Public Domain images (e.g., images from NASA)
 * 3) Use images with Creative Commons licenses or other "friendly" licenses such as GNU. For a definition of the different types of creative commons licenses please CLICK HERE.


 * DO NOT USE IMAGES FROM A GOOGLE SEARCH. OFTEN THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT COPYRIGHT-IF THIS IS THE CASE YOU MUST ASSUME THAT IT IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. DO NOT USE IMAGES THAT HAVE AN "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED" COPYRIGHT.**

**General**
(*Note: these sites are GENERALLY FRIENDLY. You still need to check out the copyright.)
 * **GREAT PLACE TO START** Joyce Valenza's List of Copyright Friendly sources
 * Flickr's Creative Commons Search: ** DO NOT ** use the search box. Click on the link "See More" to search within a specific license. Here is a handout for searching for images with Creative Commons licenses.
 * Morgue File (Good resource for general images. Please note that you have to download the zipped file. To open a zipped file on our Macs –just double click on the file and open it in a new browser.)
 * Pics4Learning : For educational purposes only
 * Clipart ETC: Images for all subject areas (including math and science)
 * Teacher Tap (Provides suggestions - you still need to check out copyright)
 * American Memory Project (Check out copyright)
 * U.S. Government Photos and Graphics
 * The Freesound Project
 * Portrait Gallery
 * National Archives
 * CIA Factbook
 * Smithsonian Images
 * "The Smithsonian specifically encourages the use, without charge, of these images by students, teachers, and schools. They are available for downloading and use in reports and class work, as well as on class-related student and school web sites. Credit must be given to the photographer and the Smithsonian Institution."
 * Seeking Michigan You just need to email them to let them know what you are using the images for and request permission.

**Science**

 * U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Lots of great science images for all ages
 * NASA
 * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (digital library system)

**Social Studies**

 * American Memory Project (Check out copyright)
 * U.S. Government Photos and Graphics
 * [|Portrait Gallery]
 * National Archives
 * CIA Factbook
 * Maps
 * Smithsonian Images
 * "The Smithsonian specifically encourages the use, without charge, of these images by students, teachers, and schools. They are available for downloading and use in reports and class work, as well as on class-related student and school web sites. Credit must be given to the photographer and the Smithsonian Institution."
 * Seeking Michigan You just need to email them to let them know what you are using the images for and request permission.

**Language Arts**

 * Old Book Illustrations
 * Project Gutenberg

Sound

 * The Freesound Project
 * Joyce Valenza's List of copyright friendly sound and music sites
 * CCMixter(Great site)
 * Opsound
 * PacDV (sound effects)
 * Famous Songs Licensed Under Creative Commons
 * Internet Archive

Video

 * Internet Archive