Reading Review - Part C - Research Synopsis

Reading Review - Part C -
Research Synopsis

In the process of collecting files, links, and resources from Part B, I learned that there is a lot of information relevant to the issue of copyright and data storage. I found a lot of helpful documents and guides that clearly explain what teachers need to know.

When searching for resources, I noticed that I had to click around to many different pages. School districts do not seem to provide one document that covers all of the issues in one place. Some extremely helpful takeaways I stumbled upon by accident, like the Copyright Decision Tool. This was a bit of a frustration for me, because I feel that Digital Information Literacy is something that all educators should know about, but if you do not know where to look, how do you know you need to know?

Furthermore, for TOCs I could not find one place that alerts us to know and understand our legal obligations when it comes to copyright and online resource use and data storage. I searched the BCTF website, as well as the B.C. Early Careers Teachers’ Association. In reflecting on my own teaching experiences, I think I have followed day plans created by other teachers where I may have accidentally been in breach of copyright laws. When you work on-call, there are so many pieces to “how the school operates” that you miss – like knowing what consent forms have been signed, technology rules, and protocols are in place at every school you work.  This assignment has really got me thinking about what teachers need to know themselves first, and what they need to know confidently so that they can explain it to students.

I am curious to know what other school districts in B.C. are doing to inform teachers (and teachers-on-call) about copyright & ownership of content, and storing/privacy of what you create at school.

What is your school/district doing?

References

British Columbia’s Teacher’s Federation (BCTF). (2012). Copyright Guidelines
     for Teachers. Retrieved from https://teachbc.bctf.ca/docs/CopyrightGuidelin
     esForTeachers.pdf

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). (2017) Copyright Decision
     Tool. Teachers and Copyright. Retrieved from http://www.copyrightdecision
     tool.ca/DecisionTool/

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). Copyright law impacts
      teachers and what they can use in the classroom. Retrieved from http://
     www.cmec.ca/docs/copyright/CopyrightLawImpactsTeachers%20_EN.pdf

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). (2016, October). Dealing
    Fairly With Copyright-Protected Works of Others [Video file]. Retrieved
     from https://vimeo.com/72374059

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). Fair Dealing Guidelines.
     Teachers and Copyright. Retrieved from http://www.copyrightdecisiontool.ca
     /fdg/default.aspx

Creative Commons. (2017). Share Your Work. Retrieved from https://creative
     commons.org/

Educational Resource Acquisition Consortium (ERAC). (2017). BC Digital
     Classroom. Retrieved from https://www.bcerac.ca/about/background-info.aspx

 Government of British Columbia. (2017). Guide to Good Privacy Practices. Retrieved
     from http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/
     information-management-technology/privacy/good-privacy-practices

Media Smarts. (2017). Media Smarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media
     Literacy. Retrieved from http://mediasmarts.ca/

 Noel, W.,& Snel, J. (2016) Copyright Matters! Some Key Questions & Answers
     for Teachers. (4th ed.). Retrieved from http://cmec.ca/Publications/Lists/
     Publications/Attachments/291/Copyright_Matters.pdf

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2016). Technology and privacy.
     Retrieved from https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/technology-and-privacy/

University of Toronto Libraries. (2017). How do I spot fake news? Retrieved
     from https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/faq/how-do-i-spot-fake-news

Valenza, J. (2014, July 26). Librarians wanted for smashing, blending, toolkit
     building. School Library Journal. Retrieved from http://blogs.slj.com/neverending
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Vancouver School Board (VSB). (2016). AI-R: Acceptable use of Technology.
     VSB Policy Manual. Retrieved from http://www.vsb.bc.ca/district-policy/ai
     -r-acceptable-use-technology

Vancouver School Board i3 Learning Technologies. (2016). Copyright
     Resources. Retrieved from http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/ltm/curricular-  
     resources/copyrights/Pages/default.aspx

Vancouver School Board i3 Learning Technologies. (2016). Office 365
     for Education. Retrieved from http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/ltm/curricular- 
     resources/o365/Pages/default.aspx