Digital+Citizenship+and+Copyright

Digital Citizenship
 Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology [|appropriately]. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Too often we see students as well as adults misuse and abuse technology because they are unaware of what is appropriate. Our goal for this lesson is to help you become aware of what is appropriate and what could be harmful. Review the 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship and think about how you can integrate this into your classroom to promote appropriate and acceptable use.

Acceptable Use
 __ Acceptable Use __ and appropriate use of the Internet is something that both teachers and students must understand. Educators must be constantly evaluating resources for appropriate use, and modeling for students. Each school district must have an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for students and staff in order to get Universal Service [|Funding]. These policies outline the safe practices, expectations and responsibilities of using technology within the educational environment.

Web Evaluation-Why Evaluate?
 As you will learn more in the "Thing" called " Research & Reference Tools ", good research strategies include:

*using multiple sources of data

*assessing your resources by [|evaluating] for accuracy, bias, validity, and reliability

*always citing sources

*using data collection strategies that help you meet your research needs Check out this ** **video** ** example of how students perform a simple search, but find varying results. Bogus and hoax web sites are a source of fun and entertainment for many. However, you may not want to be on the receiving end of laughter when presenting research. In order to not be taken in by one of these sites, it is important to understand how to evaluate.

Here are some samples of Bogus and Hoax sites that often wreak havoc on the Internet.

Blog Evaluation
 In the Thing " Face of the Classroom ", you learned about Blogs as an option for creating an online presencve. However, how do you know it's a "good" blog? with credible information?

Review Joyce Valenza's blogging evaluation criteria. [|Next], search for blogs, by checking out __Technorati__.

To evaluate a blog, click on the Kathy Schrock's Guide to Evaluating Blogs. **Kathy Schrock's Blog Evaluation Sheet**

Wiki Evaluation
 Wikis, or editable web pages, were introduced in the "Thing" called "Face of the Classroom". One of the first stops students usually make in the research process is Wikipedia.

 __Wikipedia__ may be a starting point for general information, but it should NEVER be cited for formal research purposes since the content is constantly changing. A wiki is an editable web page in which subscribers are able to add content. In the case of Wikipedia, there are many instances in which people have edited the content with fiction, or false information.

 Check out the Disclaimer found at the bottom of every web page within Wikipedia!  Check out this document by Phoebe [|Ayers] where she shows you how to evaluate Wikipedia articles.  

Check out this Wiki on

 __How to Evaluate the Credibility of a source__.

CyberSafety Cafe
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The CyberSafety Cafe in Moodle provides a wealth of cybersafety resources to support the teaching, learning and modeling of [|Internet Safety].

To see a portal of cyber resources, visit the Shiawassee Cybersafety Cafe by clicking here.

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">21things Hands-On Activity and Assignment:
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here is the assignment for this "Thing". Go to the portfolio worksheet and [|complete] the assignment. 1. Select two websites from the bogus/hoax list. Critically review the two websites using the Joyce Valenza criteria at the BASIC (elementary) or ADVANCED (Secondary-CARRDSS) level. You may utilize a format similar to the sample shared by 21things4teachers graduate Shawn Worden-Smith or a paragraph that includes each aspect of the BASIC or CARRDSS system. Include critical evaluation of each web site, the [|web addresses], screen shots, and a reflection.

2. Write up a plan in your portfolio identifying 2 activities that you will use in your setting to help others learn about: cyber-bullying, personal information on the web, acceptable use of the Internet, and/or Netiquette.

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">It's the Law! Did you know....
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The __official copyright site__  from the Library of Congress has information about copyright, how to [|register] a work, how to record a document and information about law and policy.
 * A copyright is a grant by the United States of exclusive rights over the writings of an author, including software.
 * A Copyright protects only the expression, not the idea.
 * Expressions are inherently copyrighted at creation.
 * The right to sue for infringement requires claims of copyright to be registered in the Copyright Office.
 * Registration requires creator to fill out copyright forms and submit.
 * Expression must display copyright symbol.
 * Innovative and/or novel software algorithms or constructions protection requires submission of an intellectual property disclosure form and review by the UTA Intellectual Property Committee as a process patent.
 * Ideas can be protected through [|patent application].

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Fair Use Guidelines of Educational Multimedia
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The __Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia__ defines the limitations on the exclusive rights of copyright holders. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide guidance on the [|application] of fair use principles by educators, scholars and students who develop multimedia projects using portions of copyrighted works under fair use rather than by seeking authorization for non-commercial educational uses. These guidelines apply only to fair use in the context of copyright and to no other rights.

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Teach Act
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The __Teach Act__ expands the scope of educator's rights to perform and display works and to make the copies integral to such performances and displays for digital [|distance education], making the rights closer to those we have in face-to-face teaching.

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Creative Commons Licensing
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> When educators or students want to use something another educator or student has created, depending on how and how much will be used, they contact the content creator to obtain permission. A Creative Comomons license makes this process easier by the creator identifying use rights before [|publishing]. When wanting to use something which has been identified with a Creative Commons license, the user has specific permission to use the content in predetermined ways, giving the creator credit- eliminating the need to contact the content creator.

Some school districts are adopting a non-commercial Creative Commons licensing for anything created by educators in their district. This understanding makes it clear about how teacher created content may be used.

It is a licensing concept created by Creative Commons that builds upon traditional __copyright__ practices to define possibilties that exist between the standard "all rights reserved" full copyright and public domain "no rights reserved". Works are in the public domain if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all, if the intellectual property rights have expired or if the intellectual property rights are forfeited

A Creative Commons license lets you dictate how others may use your work. The Creative Commons license allows you to keep your copyright, but allows others to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit and only on the conditions you specify. For [|online work] you can select a license that generates "Some Rights Reserved" or a "No Rights Reserved" button and statement for your published work. From:

__http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/Creative_Commons_license.html__.

**Here are some informational sites and tutorials to learn more about Creative Commons.**

__Creative Commons-You Wanna Work Together?__ -video which explains the value of CC

__A Shared Culture__ - video with testimonials about the benefit to all of sharing and using CC licensing

__http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/Creative_Commons_license.html__ ****. ****

<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">21 Things Hands-On Activity and Assignment
<span style="background-color: #fafafa; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here is the assignment for this "Thing". Go to the portfolio worksheet and [|complete] the assignment. This assignment is **optional** and not required for our session since [|www.riverviewschools.com] already has a copyright listed on all websites. This assignment can only be done if you have an externally hosted site such as weebly, a blog, or other site not on SchoolCenter. 1. Optional - Go to the Creative Commons licensing site. You can copyright your externally [|hosted web site] (for an example check out the copyright on the bottom of the 21 Things site). Click on License. Then choose the permissions that are appropriate for your web site. Once you completed the process of creating your license, copy the embed code and paste it at the bottom of your web site page. Please include a screen shot of your Creative Commons License.

**21 things for Teachers Portfolio Worksheet**

**Thing 9: Digital Citizenship and Thing 7: Copyright and Creative Commons**


 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Here is the assignment for these "Things". When you are finished, you will upload this to the Moodle site:
 * Please add a footer with your name and date: Insert, Footer – choose your footer style.
 * Reflections are required for SB-CEU credit. Remember, your reflections should be 150 – 300 words.

= Digital Citizenship Assignment =


 * 1) 1. Select two websites from the bogus/hoax list. Critically review the two websites using the Joyce Valenza criteria at the BASIC (elementary) or ADVANCED (Secondary-CARRDSS) level. You may utilize a format similar to the sample shared by 21things4teachers graduate Shawn Worden-Smith or a paragraph that includes each aspect of the BASIC or CARRDSS system.
 * 2) a. Paste the web addresses and screen shots.

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 * 1) b. For SBCEU’s Include critical evaluation of each web site, and a reflection.


 * 1) 2. Write up a plan identifying 2 activities that you will use in your setting to help others learn about: cyber-bullying, personal information on the web, acceptable use of the Internet, and/or Netiquette.
 * 2) 1. Students could create a website about Cyber- bullying or Internet Netiquette. They could use [] to create their website.
 * 3) 2. Students could work together creating a PDF file on Cyber Bullying or Internet Netiquette and they could save them in a flip book. []
 * 4) 3. Students could create warning posters about fake sites and make a wiki page to post their findings.
 * 5) 1. Optional – (for those that have websites not hosted at www.riverviewschools.com) Go to the Creative Commons licensing site. You can create a copyright for your externally hosted web site (for an example check out the copyright on the bottom of the [|21 Things site]). Click on License. Then choose the permissions that are appropriate for your web site. Once you completed the process of creating your license, copy the embed code and paste it at the bottom of your web site page. Please include a screen shot of your Creative Commons License.

= Copyright and Creative Commons Assignment =