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"Plagiarism and copyright infringement are not new in the education world. However, it wasn't so long ago that students mainly needed to know that they shouldn't copy from textbooks or other students. Then things started to get digital."

In our technologically-driven culture, we engage with digital media content many times each day. Copyright law isn't something that everyone has always needed to take into consideration in their daily lives, but that has changed in recent years. This video explains how we behave safely and ethically as consumers and creators of digital content.

Free to use images - This excellent page could be a lesson on image use, copyright and creative commons rolled into one. Summarises strengths and weaknesses of each source and provides guidance in searching and adhering to attribution requirements.

I also like Photosforclass because the attribution / citation is built into the photo, no getting around it - most of their photos are from Flickr, but it makes it much easier for younger students. http://www.photosforclass.com/

Reading Australia was created by the not-for-profit Copyright Agency to make the very best of Australian literature more available for teachers, librarians, and avid readers too. Every society needs to tell its own stories and Reading Australia showcases the work of our leading writers and illustrators to enrich our own diverse cultural identity. This ground-breaking online initiative presents a list of over 200 quality titles from many of Australia's finest authors.

Collation of links for using images - from tech skills, copyright and finding free to use material

Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education.

This website will be an area where you can find other Tasmanian classes to communicate with. You will also be able to connect on a global scale. See the list on the left sidebar of schools we know want to communicate with us. DoE Tasmania edublogs. This website is an area where you can learn how to blog. There are pages on setting up a class blog, posts about different web 2.0 tools you could be using in your blog and posts about creative commons and how to use images, video and music on your blogs without breaking copyright.

When preparing your assignment you need to acknowledge all the materials you draw upon, quote, paraphrase or mention. A referencing style is the set of conventions used to acknowledge the work of other authors. Style guides generally outline the way you are expected to format and present your assignments.

British Columbian Teacher Librarian Association's downloads for the Points of Inquiry Framework, includes inquiry and honesty posters.

Briefly annotated list of reading related online resources including Book trailers

Valenza presents a set of emerging practices required for 21st century school libraries.