Intellectual Property and Copyright Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Lesson Overview In this lesson, we will:  Understand, discuss, and apply copyright law  Demonstrate efficient and effective strategies when using the Web  Understand and discuss the value of open source alternatives

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Guiding Questions  Why is it important to take precautions to safeguard your personal information?  Why is it essential to work efficiently and effectively when working online?  Since it’s free, what value does open source software have?

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Intellectual Property  Product of one’s intellect  Protected by federal law  Includes movies, film, music, poems, plays, photographs, paintings Copyright  It is illegal to use copyrighted material  Copyright laws always apply to a work unless explicitly waived or used according to the published terms such as with Creative Commons License  Always get permission

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Developing Effective Web Use Skills  Familiarize yourself with search tools  Boolean operators narrow or broaden a search  AND (+) - an inclusive operator. Both terms must be found in order for the document to be identified.  OR - an exclusive operator. Either/or of the terms listed can be found in order for the document to be identified.  NOT - an exclusive operator. The word after NOT (-) is excluded from the sites identified.  NEAR - a proximity operator. A proximity operator determines the closeness of terms within the text of an identified document. NEAR is a restrictive AND.

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Evaluating Web Sites  Accuracy  Authority  Coverage  Currency  Objectivity  Reputation

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Copyright Act  Lifetime plus 70 years  Fair Use  Used in specific instances for education and research  Face-to-Face Teaching  Permitted during face-to-face teaching  Distance Learning  Extends face-to-face exemption. Only those students in the distance learning class should have access during the class period.

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Other Resources  Creative Commons  Open Source  Open Source Alternatives Open Source Alternatives

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Practice  Complete the “Web Use Skills” worksheet.  Complete the online assessment of search engines  Complete the tutorial and online assessment at

Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web LESSON 3 Lesson Review During this lesson, you learned:  Copyright laws  Efficient and effective strategies for searching  The value and options of open source