Some web sites to help students learn about copyright
Grades 3-8
Cyberbee Copyright questions for kids www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
Pop-up students ask basic copyright questions. These 11 questions will raise many more questions that are not answered on this page. This site would be good for discussion starters on the issues when shown by a knowledgeable teacher.
Grades 6-up
Copyright:
The Copyright Society of the U.S., www.csusa.org, has created a comprehensive website with cartoons and videos that ask and answer most questions kids have about copyright at www.copyrightkids.org. One whole section covers issues with digital yearbooks, which is very helpful. www.csusa.org also has lesson plans for teachers to use and many other educational tools for copyright lessons.
Iowa Area Educators Association has posted online a student handbook http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/downloads/copyrightbooklet.pdf The handbook contains excellent information and is arranged well.
The Center for the study of the Public Domain at Duke University has a comic book on its web site that you can download and print www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/digital.php. This comic deals with copyright issues around documentary film making.
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/digitalcitizenship/ BrainPop's popular videos You have to log in for a free trial or purchase it to use this excellent resource.
The most famous video about copyright is the one made using short clips of Disney films to get its points across. View it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo
Plagiarism:
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism This interactive web site from Acadia University (Nova Scotia, Canada) is aimed at college students, but could be used with much younger students. It explains what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
Many links about plagiarism, plus excellent tips for teachers on how to stop it: http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/online-teaching/plagiarism
Pennsylvania State Library printable brochure on plagiarism http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_699824_0_0_18/Plagiarism_brochure.pdf