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=A Matter of Ethics: =


=A Lesson Plan on Copying and Fair Us e= =  = Grade Level: 4 Amount of Time: 45 minutes Number of Students: 28

Goals: The student will develop his/her understanding of Technology and Society Interaction. (Ohio Academic Content Standards, Technology Standards)

Objectives: The student will be able to:  Materials and Resources: 
 * Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information, and describe personal consequences of inappropriate use. (OACS, Technology Standards, Standard #2, Benchmark A, Grade 4, GLI #2)
 * Discuss patent, copyright, trade name/trademark protection and the rights of the owner of the work (e.g., inventor, manufacturer, software developer, company, Web site creator, author of information). (OACS, Technology Standards, Standard #2, Benchmark D, Grade 5, GLI #1 )
 * "Copyright Basics" powerpoint by Michael Lorenzen
 * Whiteboard
 * Whiteboard markers



Motivation: Begin the lesson by asking students: //Have ever downloaded a music file from the internet//? Many will answer with yes. Ask them: //Do you think that is a fair way to listen to music?// Follow up with asking: //Why do you choose to download it form the internet, instead of going to the store and buying the CD?// Explain that //most music artists place copyright laws on their tracks. This is to protect their music from being copied. Authors, Illustrators, Musicians, and many other people can put a copyright on their work. Today we are going to look into what the copyright law is, and what it means to us.

Lesson Procedure: Present the Copyright Basics powerpoint. Read through each slide. Ask students to repeat what is on the slide in their own words. This includes the copyright law, the length of time something is protected, and Fair Use. Also, answer any questions they may have along the way. Give examples based upon the powerpoint, and ask students to share their own ideas/examples.

Closure: After looking through the powerpoint together, have a class discussion about what was presented in the powerpoint. Ask students to rephrase the meaning of the copyright law. Draw a T-Chart on the board. On one side, write "acceptable use," on the other side of the chart write "unacceptable use." As a class, list things that are acceptable, and that obey the copyright law. Examples would be teachers reproducing materials for students, purchasing songs through iTunes, or using an excerpt for a book review. Generally speaking, using 10% or less of the media is the rule. Also list things that are unacceptable, and that disobey the copyright law. This includes copying and distributing movies, music downloads, and using large portions of media without permission.

Assessment:
 * Demonstrating the ability to summarize/re-phrase the information presented in the powerpoint.
 * Questioning of students during the powerpoint presentation.
 * Informal observations of student participation in the acceptable/unacceptable use discussion and chart activity.
 * Summarizing class discussion at the end of the lesson will allow the teacher to assess which objective the students have met, and to what degree.

Additional websites that may be helpful: //
 * Copyright with Cyberbee