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Internet Safety

Intellectual Property, Copyright and Fair Use Unit

Standards Alignment

The lessons in this unit address the following national, state, and ASD standards:

ASD Technology Frameworks

Framework 3.2 Ethical Use

• 3.2.3 - States that violation of copyright law is a crime.
• 3.2.4 - Models ethical behavior and acceptable practice in use of technology and technological resources.
• 3.2.7- Identifies, as intellectual property, work created using a computer.
• 3.2.8 - Describes the right of an individual to ownership of his/her created computer work.
• 3.2.9 - Understands and models ethics relating to copyright laws.
• 3.2.10 - Explains that the copyright law protects what a person or a company has created and placed on a diskette.
• 3.2.11 - Identifies examples of copyright law violations and possible penalties.
• 3.2.12 - Discriminates between types of data as to which are public and private.
• 3.2.13 - Demonstrates knowledge of safe and ethical procedures related to sharing personal information.
• 3.2.14 - Participates in ethical situations, experiences (e.g., role playing, elimination of jobs, intellectual property, case studies).
• 3.2.15 - Acknowledges sources of information and awareness of legal/ethical issues.

ASD Library Standards and Alaska Content Standards for Library/Information Literacy

Standard E: A student should understand ethical, legal, and social behavior with respect to information resources.

Indicator 1: use the library materials and information resources responsibly.

Indicator 2: understand and respect the principles of intellectual freedom.

Indicator 3: understand and respect intellectual property rights and copyright laws.

Indicator 4: develop and use citations and bibliographies.

Alaska Content Standards for Technology

Standard E: A student should be able to use technology responsibly and understand its impact on individuals and society.

Indicator 2: discriminate between responsible and irresponsible uses of technology;

Indicator 3: respect others’ rights of privacy in electronic environments;

Indicator 4: demonstrate ethical and legal behavior regarding intellectual property, which is the manifestation of an original idea, such as computer software, music, or literature.

ISTE National Educational Technology Standards
(International Society for Technology in Education)

Standard 2: Social, ethical, and human issues
A student who meets this standard should meet the following indicators:

• Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology.
• Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.
• Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits and productivity.

AASL Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
(American Association of School Librarians)

Standard 8: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.

Indicator 1: Respects the principles of intellectual freedom

Indicator 2: Respects intellectual property rights.

Indicator 3: Uses information technology responsibly.

Have questions? Need more information? Wendy Leseman Hanshew Middle School Librarian leseman_wendy@asdk12.org 907-267-0207