Posted by Lance Evans on Feb 16, 2015; 1:29pm
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-4-Copyright-tp535p625.html

Being a band instructor and music teacher, I was already fairly conversant with copyright law, with regard to printed music and published materials.  I very rarely had the necessity of showing videos or using other outside resources in my classroom, so I had never needed to explore the copyright or Fair Use laws outside of that.  I had made the (apparently) mistaken assumption that anything on the internet was Free Use, unless it required a username/password, or a purchase.  

It is really nice to know that by using the Iowa AEA Online resources, I do not need to worry about things being protected by copyright, since they are already approved for classroom usage.  As an educator, that would be a tremendous relief.  As a substitute teacher, however, I do wish there were a way for me to access the Iowa AEA Online resources, as a supplement to what I am asked to teach.  On occasion, I may not be 100% conversant with all of the materials, and having an approved online resource to be able to supplement my teaching might be very valuable.