JEA Curriculum Highlight: Understanding Copyright and Creative Commons
Looking for a lesson to get students to understand copyright and Creative Commons a bit better? The JEA Curriculum has
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Fair Use
MediaBreaker Encourages Critical Media Literacy and 21st Century Skills With Easy-To-Use Online Video Editor
The MediaBreaker tool is a great resource for teachers looking to give students a hands-on project that will allow them
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Podcasting Basics for Beginners
The “War of the Worlds” hoax, Edward R. Murrow covering the bombing of London from rooftops during WWII and FDR’s
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Like Getty Images, should school sites share free photos?
High school photographers and staff may wish to consider a cautionary tale playing out in professional media, namely Getty Images.
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Are social media posts and profile photos able to be reproduced in newspapers and yearbooks?
There was a great exchange on the Listserv this week dealing with the legality of publishing someone’s social media posts
Read moreAlternatives to Copyright Music and Materials
Michelle Harmon recently posted a great resource on our site about the importance of Creative Commons. Copyright, fair use, and
Read moreCreative Commons is an important tool for copyright and fair use
Teaching copyright and fair use to journalism students is part and parcel of the work we do as advisers. Creative
Read moreBlogging Rights and Responsibilities
With all of the talk recently about PIPA and SOPA legislation clamping down on a free internet, it’s a good
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After more than 300 posts to the site, we decided it was time to compile some of them into a
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