This document provides guidance on making ethical choices regarding internet resource use. It notes that taking and claiming the work of others as your own without permission or credit is a form of stealing that disrespects their efforts and creativity. The document instructs students to use public domain and Creative Commons resources, credit all sources used, and obtain written permission before using copyrighted material. Sources should be listed in projects and linked to an annotated bibliography for easy verification.

1. MAKING ETHICAL CHOICES Internet Resource Use Guide

2. A Common Belief: Students often think that any resources they can grab from the net should be theirs for the taking.

3. Look at it this way: Does leaving your car open give people the right to take what they want – just because you made it easy?

4. No?

5. Many people feel the same way about their work. It’s their property.

6. When you take the work of others, remix it, & present it as your own without obtaining permission or giving credit …

7. … you are disrespecting their efforts & creativity.

8. And that’s a form of stealing.

10. (by permission) Remember: Just because you think no one is being hurt is not a good enough reason to take what is not yours.

11. Making ethical choices for your projects isn’t hard if you know where to look & keep track as you work. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

12. So I expect you to ...

13. USE PUBLIC DOMAIN & CC RESOURCES ~Images~ ~Music & Sounds ~ ~Videos~ ~Media Collections~

15. List all sources in every project

16. Link to a bibliography

17. Annotate your bibliography to make it easy to check -- add information that tells how/where you used each source.Login: wrlc.sign.in@gmail.com Password: wrlc1wrlc2