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Unit 3 Lesson 11: Plagiarism/Copyright and Web Sites

Instructional Objectives: Discuss the use of commercially produced image graphics for Web Design Clarify stipulations that may apply for use Web “free” clip art Explain the correct procedure for using copyrighted materials in Web page design Discuss consequences of plagiarism and violating copyright laws Demonstrate how to use graphic files according to the author’s publisher’s permission

Student Objectives: Use graphics and text files according to guidelines published by the author/publisher Uses Web images captured from the Web according to stipulated author’s/publisher’s permission Cites/credits sources of information/files Differentiates between using commercially produced graphics vs copyrighted

Materials: Software: web browser, Notepad (or other text editor)

Student Activities: Participates by taking notes and listening Follows teacher instructions regarding copying, saving, and use of graphic/video/audio files Practices using different methods of citing/crediting publisher for image files used on Web page. Participates in class discussion regarding plagiarism and copyright issues

Teaching Methods/Strategies: 30 minutes Students should be made aware of what constitutes plagiarism and the serious consequences of violating copyright laws.

This could be accomplished in a short explanation followed by a show and tell activity. Also mention other sources for obtaining clip art: CD clip art collections that retail at low prices and carry no legal implications for using them or websites such as Creative Commons (http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/). Followed by a show and tell activity.

As it relates to Web graphic files, one o the best ways of addressing the issue is by demonstrating how to copy a graphic file from a free clip art site while at the same time pointing out the web site’s written or implied stipulations for using their work. Go over a web page and point out the copyright restrictions, written or implied. Go over another page, one offering free clip art and, again, point out the requirements that may exist for using the free image files. Show students how to use the clip art according to the site requirements. This could be accomplished by copying a graphic file, inserting into a “sample” web page, and adding the inscription and/or the link according to the owner/publisher of the site from which the file was originally taken. After this demonstration, students will move to the next two lessons that explains how to save and use graphics.

Encourage students to browse through some sites and get an idea of the different images available to them. Usually this activity fascinates this age group.

Useful links: [|Creative Commons]

[|Terms of Service]

[|Free kids clipart]

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