1. Copyright Ethics of Cyberspace
& Internet Safety
John Hendron | Goochland County Public Schools
October, 2007
2. Resources
Worksheet Packet
Wiki Page
This Presentation
http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/wiki/index.php/
Handouts/CopyrightEthicsSafety
3. This is Your Guide! PowerSchool
Goochland County
Goochland County
All of Goochland’s schools use the centralized Power
Using the Internet involves responsibility—help
Public Schools
Public
School student information system. This system is used to
your child understand how to cite sources they nd
maintain student data, from scheduling classes, to gener-
online for school and which websites you encour-
ating report cards, and keeping attendance records.
age them to visit. Help your child realize that not
all information found online is reliable. A recent As a parent of a student in Goochland County, you can ac-
cess your child’s attendance and grades at any time with a
survey found that over 40% of information found on
connection to our website. Using a unique username and
Parent’s Guide
the Web is bogus or inaccurate.
password provided by the school division, you can log-in
to check grades or sign-up for an e-mail update of your
to the Internet
Goochland County Public Schools relies upon the child’s progress. More information about using Power-
power and convenience of technology through School is available on our website: www.glnd.k12.va.us/news/
powerschool/.
instruction and book-keeping. The school board is
committed to providing an infrastructure, hardware,
If you experience trouble with PowerSchool, you may
software, and instruction for Goochland students.
contact our PowerSchool Help Desk at: (804) 556-5630.
Throughout the K-12 curriculum, Goochland’s
Weblogs & Podcasts
teachers cover technology standards prescribed by
Two emerging and popular forms of online communica-
the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL). Still—the
tion are alive and well in Goochland. Blogs are websites
safety of our students at school and at home is a
that are easily updated, and maintained by teachers to
top priority.
help keep students and parents informed about what is
taking place in school. Check your school’s website for
Take the time to explore the content in this bro- links to teacher weblogs.
chure. Learn about online safety, how to access
Podcasts are audio or video les that users can download
Online Safety
student records, and about our initiatives to keep
and listen to on their computer, or on a portable player.
parents informed through our website.
Many teachers are exploring this medium as an instruc-
Recommended Sites
tional tool. Look for information at a teacher’s blog to
see if they are podcasting too.
PowerSchool
—Dr. Frank Morgan,
Superintendent of Schools Students are also exploring podcasting and blogging in
the classroom. Student podcasts are published through
Weblogs
a teacher’s weblog, but student blogs are not available
to the public. To learn more about blogging & podcast-
w w w. g l n d . k 1 2 . v a . u s
ing, visit our website: www.glnd.k12.va.us/podcasts/blogs.shtml and
http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/podcasts/.
4. GCPS takes copyright concerns seriously.
We must model appropriate use for our
students.
Consult with your media specialist.
Copyright of Printed/Broadcast Content
5. Copyright and Fair Use
Internet/Web Ethics
Internet/Web Safety
Elements of This Class
6. Develop and Teach
a Web-Safety
Lesson Plan
(by May 30, 2008)
Requirement for Class
32. Search:
16-18 year olds
20-mile radius of a zip code
3,000 hits returned
34. “MySpace” is their
space...
• How much is being shared?
• What is being shared?
• Is the content for you—your friends—the
public?
• Will what you write, say, keep youafrom
getting into college—or finding job?
35. Internet Predators
Cyberbullying
Online Etiquette
Web Site Evaluation
Passwords & Security
E-mail Communication
Fair Use/Copyright
36. Check-out the
resources
to come up
with your own
fair-use
guidelines.
37. Review these
resources and
come up with some
ethical guidelines.
What surprised you
or caught your
attention in these
resources?
38. From the
resources on
page 2,
what are the
three types of
copyright
infringement?
Five Rights?
What’s
illustrated in the
continuum?