Cybersafety 4 Kids (Part 3): Smart Moves in an Online World

Goals of Presentation To unravel the fear and hype surrounding the online lives of our cyber kids while also considering strategies to help ensure that our children have a safe, positive experience with technology

Topics for Today SBCUSD’s Cyber Safety Plan Piracy and Plagiarism Inappropriate Content

SBCUSD’s Cyber Safety Plan District Tech Plan Objective 3g.1: All students will be trained to apply Internet safety rules, including how to protect their online privacy and avoid online predators when they are using the Internet. Year 1 Benchmark: 25% of students Year 2 Benchmark: 75% of students Year 3 Benchmark: 100% of students

SBCUSD’s Cyber Safety Plan (cont.) District trains tech liaisons Step 1 Tech liaisons train site teachers Step 2 Teachers train students Step 3 “Trainer of Trainers” Model

SBCUSD’s Cyber Safety Plan (cont.) How will you get the word out at your site? Classroom lessons Assemblies Track change days/minimum days SSC/ELAC Meetings The proof’s in the agenda Or sign-in sheet… Or lesson plan… Or flyer Or…? Documentation is critical for audit purposes!

Piracy and Plagiarism Definition: Piracy refers to the unauthorized reproduction or use of materials, created, written, designed or expressed by individuals Includes music, games, movies, photos, writing, patented invention, trademarked product

Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.) Definition: Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work Includes “recycling fraud” or self-plagiarism Different from copyright infringement

Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.) Examples Turning in someone else's work as your own Copying without giving credit Failing to put quotation in quotation marks Giving incorrect source info about a quote Changing words but copying sentence structure of a source without giving credit Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work

Copyright A form of protection provided by the laws of the United states to the authors of original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. Fair Use The legal guidelines which exempt educators from certain copyright restrictions. Fair use allows some media products to be used to a limited degree in the classroom. Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.) Intellectual Property A term referring to ownership rights over materials, created, written, designed or expressed by individuals.

Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.) But what about Weird Al??? Parody is not legally considered plagiarism Parody is covered under Fair Use provision of US Copyright “You’re Pitiful” vs. “You’re Beautiful

Basically, copyright law was created in this country to protect individuals and companies from having their work ripped off. TrueFalse

The purpose of copyright was to support the “advancement of Science and the useful arts.” “Science” at the time was synonymous with “knowledge.”

A student finds a photo online dramatizing a pre-Columbian Viking landing in America. Since the school symbol is the Viking, he posts this photo on the school web page. It links back to the original website. This is fair use. TrueFalse

Internet pages are copyrighted automatically. The student cannot safely post (and therefore re-copyright) anything without permission. Use in a classroom report or multimedia project would have been okay, as would a nonposted page.

A student brings in a CD copy of the national anthem that he copied from a CD lent to him by a friend. Another student digitizes this into a multimedia project. This is fair use. TrueFalse

For Fair Use, the material to be used must be legally obtained. The student was using an unauthorized copy. Francis Scott Key may be dead, but the orchestra that created the arrangement and created the tape is probably still around.

A middle school science class studying ocean ecosystems must gather material for multimedia projects. The teacher downloads pictures and information on marine life from various commercial and noncommercial sites to store in a folder for students to access. This is fair use. TrueFalse

True The Web may be mined for resources. Download away (of course, don’t hack into subscription sites)! Remember…you can’t put these projects back up on the Web without permission from the copyright holders.

Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.) Let’s be CLEAR: plagiarism is STEALING Terms like “borrowing” and “copying” can downplay the seriousness of the offense In a 2009 survey, twice as many high school students identified talking loudly on a cell phone as inappropriate as identified copying music, movies, or games to give to a friend as inappropriate

Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.) File-sharing represents 60% of all US Internet traffic Illegally downloading or sharing intellectual property without the permission of the creator is a crime punishable by law Don’t Copy That 2

Resources found at: K-8 Cyber Bee 9-12 Plagiarism Site Parents - NetFamily Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.)

Headline news provides opportunities for discussion and “teachable moments” Jury awards $675K in music downloading case Minnesota woman loses music-sharing retrial Illegal downloaders face web ban in France

Don’t download, copy, or share music, games, movies, photos, or other property without permission of the creator. Use only legitimate sites (those that request payment or are copyright free) when downloading online media. To-Dos : Remember to share guidelines with your students: Piracy and Plagiarism (cont.)

Inappropriate Content Definition: Inappropriate content has been defined in CIPA* as visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or material "harmful to minors" It can also include images of violence, hate group or extremist material, illegal activities and online advertising

Inappropriate Content (cont.) A white supremacist group registered the domain name in order to masquerade as a legitimate resource Federal policies created to protect our children include CIPA, COPPA and DOPA

Inappropriate Content (cont.) Inappropriate content can occur on any computer by accident Only a small fraction of the materials on the Internet could reasonably be classified as inappropriate for children… Unfortunately, that small fraction is highly visible and controversial Parent Controls Video

Inappropriate Content (cont.) Tell a trusted adult, teacher or parent if you come across inappropriate content. Know how to use the back button or log off immediately when you find material that makes you feel uncomfortable. To-Dos : Remember to share guidelines with your students:

Inappropriate Content (cont.) To-Dos (cont’d) : Don’t download files from people you don’t know. Use filtered searches and systems; ask your teacher or librarian for help Set your search engine preferences for strict filtering or use Google’s SafeSearch lock

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