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.pdf Resources: "No More Cat and Mouse" - plagiarism and citation in context - 4 Phases of notemaking/notetaking - Beyond Cut&Paste - How to Assess a Biblio. for Understanding - Plagiarism Policy Template - Beyond Acceptable Use: Ethical/Academic Use

The Center for Social Media in the School of Communication at American University, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property in American University Washington College of Law, and the Media Education Lab of Temple University are conducting a project 2007-2009 to clarify fair use in media education, with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. This project will help media literacy educators understand their rights under the doctrine of fair use in order to help them more effectively use media as an essential part of their teaching.

Interactive case studies on wireless, social networking, digital footprint, cyberbullying, misinformation, fair use, privacy, music downloading. Includes classroom and home versions as well as teacher guides. All but one topic (Wireless) is available in Spanish as well.

Interactive case studies on wireless, social networking, digital footprint, cyberbullying, misinformation, fair use, privacy, music downloading. Includes classroom and home versions as well as teacher guides. All but one topic (Wireless) is available in Spanish as well.

This ECAR research bulletin reviews some of the basic tenets of copyright in the digital millennium. Specifically, it discusses the ways in which copyright law, fair use provisions, and the TEACH Act interact with today's teaching and learning, especially the use of Web 2.0 tools by both faculty members and students.

Court decision in the U.S. on Turnitin.com and fair use of keeping student papers on file.

There's a lot of misinformation out there about legal rights and responsibilities in the digital era. This is especially disconcerting when it comes to information being shared with youth. Kids and teens are bombarded with messages from a myriad of sources that using new technology is high-risk behavior. Downloading music is compared to stealing a bicycle - even though many downloads are lawful. Making videos using short clips from other sources is treated as probably illegal - even though many such videos are also lawful.

EFF's curriculum on teaching copyright.