Posted by Scott Litterer on Aug 04, 2015; 4:05pm
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-4-Copyright-tp535p574.html

I have been a math teacher for the last 26 years and must admit that I have not worried about copyright as much as I should have.  Over the last couple years, I have incorporated more project based learning into my classes, which has made copyright laws more applicable to the work that students do in my classes.  I am thankful for the resources available through aea online and will be using these often in the future.  I will definitely steer students toward these resources in the future and use them when planning lessons. I will be working as an instructional coach in a variety of classrooms this school year and will be working with a variety of teachers.   I think I had a general understanding of some of the copyright laws, but now have a much better understanding and feel that I have enough knowledge to discuss this topic with the teachers I will be working with and their students.  I feel that we need to make sure we teach this  topic to our students and lead by example.  I find that many students don't have any problem with copying music or movies that are copyrighted, so it might be a good idea to invite an author or musician into the classroom to explain how unauthorized use of music or movies has a direct affect on their lives.  Because many students don't have the "moral compass" to direct them away from unauthorized use, I would try to get the author or musician to make a personal connection with my students.