Guidelines
General Guidelines
It is important to recognize that when we post information on the Internet we become a publisher. Publishers have a great responsibility for the quality of the work–its appropriateness as well as its construction (grammar, sentence fluency, organization, content). As publishers we are also responsible for the integrity of our work, insuring the work we publish–text, audio, visual–is our own; or, in the event we publish work that is not our own, we properly attribute the work.
Use of Another’s Work
When we publish work that is not our own, the following guidelines should be followed:
1. Images will be either copyright-free, have the creator’s express permission for use, or have a Creative Commons license that permits use. Images will be properly attributed.
2. Videos may be embedded based on the availability of an embed code from the originating site assuming there is not any expressed prohibition. Video may also be uploaded directly with permission granted by the original creator and with proper attributions given.
3. Text other than the words written by the publisher will be properly identified using indentation or quotation marks. Quoted text will be properly attributed.
4. Audio tracks may be streamed in full only if they are DRM-free (see Amazon for DRM-free music, among others). If an audio track is not licensed for use, a 28 second sample is permissable along with a proper attribution and if possible a link to the full track (or a link to purchase the full audio track).
Proper Attribution
Proper attribution will depend on the work. Please include, where possible, the name of the creator and a link to the original work.
An Introduction to Creative Commons
This short video is very helpful introduction to Creative Commons (an alternative to full copyright for content creators) and our responsibility as creators and publishers on the Internet.
How to Find Creative Commons-Licensed Images
How to Use Flickr Creative Commons for Image Search
This short screencast demonstrates how to find an image, insert the image on a blog, and give appropriate attribution.
HOW TO USE FLICKR TO FIND AN CC IMAGE AND GIVE PROPER ATTRIBUTION
For Greater Understanding: Introduction To Copyright in the Digital Age
Karen Richardson
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Blog: http://witchyrichy.wordpress.com
Bio
Karen is a full-time doctoral student in Curriculum and Educational Technology at the College of William and Mary. She also serves as an adjunct instructor at the College. Her “real” work varies from helping school divisions update technology plans to working with principals who are learning about their roles in the integration process to providing ftf and online workshops on a variety of tech topics. She is the chair of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Society for Technology and Education.
Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Karen+Work+Richardson
Presentation Title
“Crossing the Copyright Boundary in the Digital Age”
Description
Copyright used to be only a problem to teachers as they tried to figure out what they could and could not use. Some just gave up and crossed their fingers. Multimedia projects loaded onto websites only made it worse because now it really did matter where you got it. Fortunately, just as the web has facilitated file sharing, it has also given birth to new ideas about copyright and how we can make the rules more user-friendly. This presentation will briefly review current copyright law, but it will focus primarily on a new trend called Creative Commons that puts power in the hands of both the creator and the consumer, who is, by the way, probably also a creator. The copyright boundary has been breached and teachers and students should be stepping through!
Presentation
iPod ready
http://k12online.wm.edu/copyrightintro.m4v
Original
http://k12online.wm.edu/copyrightintro.mp4
Audio only
http://k12online.wm.edu/copyrightintro.mp3
Supporting Links
http://witchyrichy.wikispaces.com/copyright
http://del.icio.us/witchyrichy/copyright
