Fair Use

Who is this for?

This WebQuest is designed for 5th grade students. This journey through the guidelines and rules of 'Fair Use' rights and laws is designed to teach young children about how to borrow pictures, text, or other items that have a copyright for educational use.

What is this about?

Have you ever seen the same picture or design on something? 

Have you ever wandered if it was ok to use pictures and text found on the computer? 

If you use someone's lyrics, words, music, pictures, or anything else that others can create, without asking for permission, does it really hurt them?  

Everything you see online is not fair game. There are rules and guidelines 

Your task is to work your way through this WebQuest following all the directions each day. You will be required to read and research 'Fair Use' with my guidance. There will be questionaires and journal entries you will have to complete. Your in-class journal will be used with this WebQuest and you will make entries as you go. This will count as a grade and I will take up your journal, all due by Monday. So what you waiting for? Let's have some fun!! Get your journal ready and lets go!!

Day 1: Introduction     

Please view the following video:

(click the link to the right) ---->  Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed: This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. "Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed)" by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License - permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. 

Dont panic....I am including a grading rubric so you know what kinds of results I am hoping to get from this fun lesson. 

click this way, over here ----> Grading Rubric 

So what is 'Fair Use'?

READ EACH LINK below to find the answer. 

• Google Results of Fair Use
• Actual Definition in Stanford Terms
• Robin Thicke Fair Use Case
• Supreme Court on Parody Fair Use
• Frequently Asked Questions about Fair Use

Now write in your journal your findings on Fair Use and what you think it means.

After finishing the video, work through the following steps to learn about fair use.

Day 2: Using Your Brain      

    1.  Read this article to get a basic understanding on what 'Fair Use' means

     Click here -----> Fair Use Basics

     2. Still having a hard time understanding what Fair Use means? Take a seat in the Cyberbee Classroom and let your fellow students help you out.

     Click here ------> The Cyberbee Classroom

3. Well this site is going to clear it all up for you and give you the 4 Fair Use Factors in case you did not see them so far.

                        Click here -------> The Fair Use Rules

4. Study this practice quiz. You will need to know these answers to pass the final quiz which will count for a grade. You can jot down anything important that you need to remember in your journal

                           Click here -------> Study Material                                 

5. Read this cute little Fair Use Questions and Answers for one more review of 'Fair Use'. 

           Click here ------> FAQs

Jot into your journal any extra questions you might have that didn't get answered. We will tackle those bad boys tomorrow in class. 

6. It's time to take a short quiz. Are you ready? 

Have you been paying attention? Once you answer the questions print them out for grading. You got this!

          Click here ---------->Quick Quiz

Day 3: Ending Our Fun Journey

Well I hope everyone has had as much fun as I have working with 'Fair Use'. At this point you should have a pretty good understanding about 'Fair Use'. We have went over what it means and the rules that go with the privilage. 

1.  Now its time to put all the knowledge you have gained to one more final test. Here is a checklist to help you decide if the question is favoring 'Fair Use' or not.

        Click here for your cheat sheet -------------> Checklist Cheat Sheet

2.  Think about all you have learned about 'Fair Use' and use your cheat sheet above to answer the following questions. You will present these in class on Monday so be prepared to explain your answers.

        Click here for your final test --------------> Final 'Fair Use' Test

                       Don't forget to use your cheat sheet!!!

Now you understand what Fair Use means and what the guidelines are for legal and proper use.  Great job students! 

Don't forget to ask yourself these questions when deciding about Fair Use:

1. Does it have a non profit educational use?

2. What type of material do you want to use?

3. Are you using only a small portion?

4. Will your use deprive the author from making money?

Use my beautiful flower for a reference:

Here is a quick reference guide to media use limitations for Fair Use:

• Motion media (video) you may use 10% or up to 3 minutes.
• Text material you may use 10% or up to 1000 words.
• Music and lyrics you may use 10% but no more than 30 seconds.

The clip art was taken from Bing's safe search and Can Stock Photo (clip art site). http://www.canstockphoto.com/

"Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed)" video by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License - permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.

Links provided gave the sources used for each question. 

Special Thanks to Mr. Smrstick for assigning this project and allowing me to gain experience in creating a WebQuest.

Permissions We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. See the Creative Commons Attribution • Non-Commercial• Share-Alike license for details.

This WebQuest meets all state and federal standards in curriculum. To read more about the U.S. Common Core State Standards Initiative click on the link provided.

U.S. Common Core State Initiative Page

And if you are really into reading the standards, I have also posted another link for you to browse the ISTE standards and guidelines for students in technology!! 

ISTE Standards!!

Here is also a nice presentation on state standards. Have a look....

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)