PL+Goal+4

= (Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility) =

= Personal Learning Goal: Plan instruction of digital responsibility with an intro to copyright lesson. =

Reading: Copyright Clarity, by Renee Hobbs

Learning about copyright as it applies to my work and my students' has been one of the most valuable experiences of this course. Hobbs' book was amazing. It was a well-organized, engaging and thorough introduction to the topic, and it brought up a lot of concrete examples and resources that led me beyond the text. What I really loved about this book, though, was its nearly polemical approach to the topic. In the face of a serious amount of misinformation and bias that shapes users' understanding on the topic Hobbs argues convincingly for the right in copyright.

After reading the book and familiarizing myself with some of the resources online – both about copyright and digital writing – came the task of myself creating a resource about copyright. I struggled through my first use of Prezi (it has it’s draw-backs, especially w/r/t efficiency), but I’m completely convinced of the importance of teaching our students about this topic. Although the resource I created and the lesson that I envision going along with it seem best suited for advisory, I have some ideas about how to design a whole unit around the topic for my 9th grade ELA class.


 * == Lesson For Clarifying Copyright to be used with [|prezi on copyright] == ||
 * ** Guiding questions: ** What is copyright? What freedoms do we have to use copyrighted material?
 * Objective: ** Students will learn about copyright and create a brief presentation using PREZI to explore copyright further.

// Individual work on “quiz” (4 minutes) // // Work with partner to share / clarify (4 minutes) //
 * 1) Activating prior knowledge: Give brief “quiz” about copyright. **

1. What kind of things are copyrighted? 2. How do you get a copyright for your work? 3 How long does a copyright last? 4. What’s one way that you can get in trouble for violating a copyright (copyright infringement)? 5. Have you ever heard of someone getting in trouble for violating copyright? What happened?


 * 2) Whole class discussion: Take individuals answers, allow one or two additional responses using accountable talk. **// (10 minutes) //

1 / 2 – Anything that is published is automatically copyrighted. 3 – There are some variances depending on when / how something was published, but generally things are copyrighted until 70 years after the death of the author. At this point it enters the **Public Domain** which means that it can be freely shared. If you look at websites that host free online versions of books or their audio recordings, these collections are often limited to older works for this reason. Many artists choose to freely share their work even though it is technically still copyrighted. 4 – (Possible responses) screening a movie and charging for it, reposting artists’ songs, sharing music without payment. Lead them to the point that there is too much fear about breaking copyright, and a lot of misinformation surrounding the topic that we’ll work to dispel. 5 – Dispel myths if they arise, affirm valid cases of infringement

“You will explore the prezi which I have created to find out more about copyright, eventually you will be making your own prezi, but we’ll regroup in 10-15 minutes to discuss this further. When you are done reading this prezi, please begin to create your own, following the embedded directions.” (Post link to Clarifying Copyright prezi on edmodo or other platform) Hint: You can create your own as you go, or work from a template. I will help you keep track of time and you will have the option to continue working on this at home / during independent work time later in the week, but try not to focus on the appearance too much. The point is to present your thoughts.  ||
 * 3) Independent work: (With iPads) ** //(28 minutes+ additional work time)//

Grade: A-