• Does your school district have a Copyright Policy?
As I said in our class blog, our district just briefly touches on the topic of copyright. Technically it is in our policy handbook under the technology section but there is just one brief little blip about copyright. It reads under section 8 of the technology portion, "The following uses are not permitted:
• Does that Copyright Policy need to be updated to reflect technology issues?
I definitely think we need to have more about copyright in our policy handbook. I think copyright is one of those things that everything things is just an 'understood' thing about what is copyright and what is not. I think staff members should have more training on what copyright is and what will be accepted by the district and not accepted by the district. We usually briefly touch on the subject of copyright in a staff meeting throughout the year but that is the extent of it. With the use of technology happening everyday in the classroom it is probably time for our district to update their copyright policy in our handbook and give staff members more training.
• Does your school district follow copyright laws?
It is in our handbook but I don't think anyone is really enforcing copyright laws. I could be incorrect though and be in my own little kindergarten bubble and things could be completely different in the middle or high school. I just don't feel as if we talk about copyright laws very much.
• What are your feelings about copyright laws?
I think with technology being used each and every day in our classrooms districts should probably have a good copyright policy in place for their staff members. They should have specifics outline of what is acceptable and what is not and then training for staff members so they are in the know as well. I think as teachers there are probably times we are breaking copyright laws and don't even know because it just is a topic that isn't discussed often enough.
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