Hello K-12 Educators!
This trailfire is developed to help you learn (or review) copyright laws and fair use guidelines in education! As we are educating our students throughout the school year, we use tons of resources from books, magazines, journals to all of the wonderful resources that are available on the World Wide Web! While we are using these resources, we must keep in mind that many (or the majority) of the resources are the protected creation of others!
While exploring this trailfire to learn about how we can legally use these many resources, you should be able to learn what copyright is and how it applies to you as an educator. Furthermore, you will obtain knowledge on getting permission to use copyrighted materials, obtaining a copyright on your own original works, and finally how to educate your students on copyright!
