Students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio public service announcements & PSA to be broadcast over the school's public address system.

What rights to fair use do you have as a creator? Kids can be voracious consumers -- and creators -- of media, and it's easier than ever for them to find and share digital content online. But do middle schoolers know about concepts like fair use, copyright, and public domain? Give students a framework they can use to better understand how fair use works in the real world. Approximately 50 mins.

LESSON OBJECTIVES: Define the terms "copyright," "public domain," and "fair use." Identify the purpose of the Four Factors of Fair Use. Apply fair use to real-world examples, making a case for or against.

As high school students transition from consumers of information to creators of multimedia projects, understanding copyright, fair use, and citation issues is critical for educators and students. Students must be aware of the complexities of using online information, including text, images, audio, and video. Teachers require high-quality materials to support the teaching of information literacy, especially using resources ethically and responsibly. This content package is intended for educators to easily find lessons, eBooks, videos, articles, and other resources to support the teaching of using various content ethically and to help students understand their responsibility as creators to cite others' work.

Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms. [10:13]