Week 2
This week my EDCI 336 (Technology) class, at the University of Victoria, discussed the importance of copyright, and FIPPA, and how we as potential teachers need to be aware as we take the steps into our career. The class also discussed different websites to use as teaching resources within the classroom.
FIPPA and Copyright Laws
FIPPA is a BC policy that ensures teachers are responsible and private with student’s personal data. Teachers need to accept written consent from parents to share personal photos or private information online or with peers. Posting on social media needs to be in a manner that suits the FIPPA policies and ensures no photos of students are leaked. In the and out of the classrooms teachers need to be aware of the legal act of students’ private information and provide students with an understanding of privacy so they themselves can be protected from the media. In addition to FIPPA, we discussed copyright laws and how we can adhere to the Fair Dealings guidelines and regulations in the classroom. Overall, teachers need to be aware of the responsibility of using resources and online information, therefore, they need to be aware and understand copyright guidelines.
Open Resources
Fair Dealings laws allow individuals to use a small section of copyright-protected work without permission, for uses of research, review, etc. Creative Commons sites allow teachers to have full access to images/resources with all rights reserved. Open Educational Resources have openly licensed websites that are freely accessible and provides licensed media text and resources for teachers to use within the classroom. They can be used by anyone, shared freely, redistributed, and repurposed for your needs. Overall, understanding how to use and search the content of the internet will be a powerful tool in the classroom and will make your lesson plans more creative and most importantly legal.
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