Posted by Joseph Obleton on Aug 17, 2016; 10:42pm
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-4-Copyright-tp535p5515.html

From the time I was a student in school, I have always heard about copyrights.  I was not sure what all it meant then and still have some questions about it.  While I was in college the big deal was not giving an individual credit for their work when you used it in your writing was a copyright infringement and we would get an “F” on the project.  Education has had to walk a tightrope for a long time when it comes to copyrights.  The section on copyrights clarified how I can use information which I come across on different websites.  It gave me bases upon which to use when determining what information I can use and how I can use it without infringing on copyrights.  The section’s explanation of copyright materials, the Teacher Act, Creative Commons helped with the clarification I wanted in determining the use of materials from the web.  When developing materials, I will first check the Iowa AEA resources for public domain material before going to the web.  For a person who wants to develop materials to be used in the classroom and for presentations this is very useful information.  It is good to know AEA has materials which can be used without being concerned about copyrights.