Respecting Creative Work: Parent Presentation

Instructional Plan: Parents and Members of the PTA

OBJECTIVES: Parents will learn the basics of copyright and Fair Use guidelines; they will engage in an activity that will pre-test their knowledge regarding copyright and fair use; they will be presented with the online tools available online through the library; they will see sample student projects of both exemplary and poor use of intellectual material; they will receive a “home guide” so that they are aware of the policies and procedures that their students are expected to follow

CONTENT TO BE TAUGHT:

• Begin with the Respecting Creative Work presentation.
• Continue with the Fair Use: Beg, Borrow or Steal? online quiz.
• Discuss questions and responses with participants; discussion should center on what was perceived as the correct answers as opposed to the true correct answers;
• Discuss as a group the requirements of student projects that demand media usage:
• What do your students need for media projects?
• What can your students create on their own for media projects?
• When are copyright laws or fair use guidelines broken or abused?
• How does your student (and you as parents) avoid breaking copyright and fair use guidelines?
• What repercussions can your students (and you as parents) expect if they break copyright and fair use guidelines?
• Demonstrate online resources:
• Creative Commons
• Flickr
• EBSCO MAS Ultra High School Collection
• Wikipedia
• Power to Learn
• Provide participants with handout/posters of copyright and fair use guidelines that can be kept next to the home computers.
• Provide participants of a list of online resources that can be accessed when questions arise; also provide participants a list of online resources that can be accessed through the school.

SCHEDULE

• PTA meetings are held once a month at our school; meetings are generally 3 hours in length.
• Participants are mostly parents, but will also include grandparents and legal guardians as well.
• This session is designed to be conducted during a regular meeting. It is quite possible that the session could be divided and conducted in two parts if the PTA has other business to tend to at their regular meeting.

VISIBLE OUTCOMES

• Participants will have access to documents for use in homes
• Participants will have an understanding of their knowledge regarding copyright and fair use based on the results of the online quiz and face-to-face discussions
• Participants will have a collection of online resources at their disposal for using intellectual property in media projects and activities