Educator Tools

• The Ultimate Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons for Educators by Kathleen Morris, Sue Waters, and Ronnie Burt An easy to navigate guide to copyright for teachers, librarians, and students. 
• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Educators: The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education helps educators gain confidence about their rights to use copyrighted materials in developing students' critical thinking and communication skills.
• Fair Use Checklist provided by American Library Association

Fair Use

Students are introduced to copyright, fair use, and the rights they have as creators. Use this video in your classroom in conjunction with the lesson plan, Copyrights and Wrongs. This video is licensed under Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Please contact Common Sense Education with questions about terms of use.

Transformativeness

Learn about copyright and fair use with this music video from the Media Education Lab. This video supports the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education available at www.mediaeducationlab.com