CYBERSAFETY FOR GRADES 4 AND 5 AT FIFTH AVENUE IN CITY SCHOOLS OF DECATUR

1. + Find the
Best
Follow
Copyright
CyberSafety Online
Source
Laws
at
Fifth
Avenue Cite
Your
Sources
Sandi Dennis
City Schools of Decatur, GA
resources from www.learning.com

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Are there some sources that you
are more likely to believe are
true than others?

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Who owns ideas?
People own their own ideas
 Music-- Songwriters, performers, music companies?
 Movies--Screenwriters, producers, directors, actors?
 Writing-- Authors, editors, publishers?

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What is copyright?
Copyright says that if you create something from
your ideas, such as music, video, or writing, you
own it.
You get to decide--
 If you want to give it away or charge for it.
 Who should be able to use it and how
What you create with your mind and your
imagination is your PROPERTY, just like
a coat
or a desk.
or a house.

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TAKING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK AND
SAYING IT’S YOURS IS AGAINST THE
LAW.
And it isn’t very nice either!

7. + What is copyrighted?
Most creative work is copyrighted, but some
people create things that are copyright-free, on
purpose, so that anybody can use them. People
create clip art, for example, that does not have
a copyright.Sometimes we say work that is not
copyrighted is in the public domain.
HOW LONG DOES A COPYRIGHT LAST?
In general, in the United States a copyright lasts until 70 years
after the author’s death.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR WORK
COPYRIGHTED?
If
you make something from your ideas, it is automatically
copyrighted. You don’t have to do anything but create it.

8. + We have to give credit
to the authors of
any sources we use.
Why?
• Because people’s thoughts , ideas, and
creative work are their PROPERTY, and they
decide who gets to use them and how.
• So people reading or watching our work
can decide if our sources are credible.

9. + WHEN DON’T WE NEED TO IDENTIFY
OUR SOURCES?
We do not need to identify the source of well-known facts
that most people know or could easily look up.
 There are 39.37
inches in a meter.
 Reptiles are
cold-blooded animals.
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What information do we need?
• Author
• Date of publication
• Titles of resource
• The publisher

11. + Terms you should know
Bibliography—A list of resources on a topic.
Citation—The identification of the source of information.
Copyright—Law that makes sure that when people create an
original piece of writing, art, or music, they own it, and other
people cannot use it without the creator’s permission.
FairUse—A policy that allows people to copy all or part of a
copyrighted work for certain purposes, such as for educational
reasons.
Paraphrase—Putting the information from a resource in different
words that don’t change the meaning. Paraphrased information
must be cited.
Plagiarism—Saying that someone else’s ideas or words are
yours.
Publicdomain—Works that are not copyrighted and can be
used by anyone. Usually applies to older works for which the
copyright has expired.