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Matthew Needleman's blog includes his presentation on copyright and fair use in the classroom. As film maker who has moved to the classroom, he also shares his knowledge of media resources, creative commons material etc.

This lesson takes advantage of students' interest in music and audio sharing as part of a persuasive debate unit. Students investigate the controversial topic of downloading music from the Internet.

Tim and Moby teach students the basics about copyright law. A subscription is required to access this material. Note: Some of the other modules are free, including Online Safety, Information Privacy, Digital Etiquette, Cyberbullying and Blogs. See: http://www.brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship/

In this lesson, students will begin to explore the often-perplexing world of copyrights by defining the essential elements of U.S. copyright law. Beginning with the Copy Quiz game and a free-form class discussion, students will tease out collective and individual ideas about the rights of creators and users.

This comprehensive resource will tell you everything you need to know about plagiarism, from the basic facts to free detection tools to preventing it in both the physical and online classroom.

Put a watermark on your Flickr photos and images to protect your copyright.

One of eight interactive case studies for kids (GR 4-8) from Cable In the Classroom: Power to Learn.
Educating students about the legal and ethical aspects of illegal downloading offers the best opportunity to minimize the ethics gap which allows otherwise law-abiding kids to break the rules. Case studies are explored. Students are asked to develop an essay question. The graphics are Nickelodeon style. For the entire series, check out: http://powertolearn.com/internet_smarts/interactive_case_studies/index.shtml

RiP: A remix manifesto is a documentary film about copyright and remix culture. You can contribute to the film, and follow the conversation.

Gives students the real facts about their digital rights and responsibilities to fight against the entertainment industry's intimidation curriculum that frightens students into believing that making copies is wrong.

The Copyright Alliance Education Foundation is the 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable arm of the Copyright Alliance dedicated to developing educational programs aimed at helping America's next generation of creators succeed.

"Bound by Law translates law into plain English and abstract ideas into 'visual metaphors.' So the comic's heroine, Akiko, brandishes a laser gun as she fends off a cyclopean 'Rights Monster' - all the while learning copyright law basics, including the line between fair use and copyright infringement." -Brandt Goldstein, The Wall Street Journal online