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Home » Academics » University Libraries » Collections and Departments » Copyright and Intellectual Property Office » Copyright for K-12

Copyright for K-12

In the digital 21st Century, K-12 students, instructors and administrators face a number of challenges when using materials created by other people or using text and graphics either on or from websites for instructional objectives and learning outcomes.

This resource is intended to assist the K-12 environment in determining how to use someone else’s copyrighted materials properly or to assist in finding free resources for educational use and academic achievement.

Classroom Copyright

  • K-12 Copyright Laws: Primer for Teachers
  • Performance of or Showing Films in the Classroom (PDF)
  • Streaming of Films for Educational Purposes (PDF)
  • Kastenmeier Off-air Guidelines

Free Resources for Your Students

  • Royalty Free Music
  • Professor Garfield's Teacher Resource Center
  • Compfight - Search Flickr for free-to-use Creative Commons-licensed photos
  • Printer Fun – Free fonts including fonts for disabilities, specialized fonts, and font creation software
  • American Memory
  • Indiana Memory - Collections by Host Institutions
  • Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
  • FreeFoto.com
  • KidsKnowIt Network’s The World of Miamiopia
  • ThinkFinity
  • Web Gallery of Art

Online Teaching Resources

  • 5 Free iPhone Apps for the Classroom
  • 11 Perfect Webtools for the Blended Classroom
  • 15 Ways to Use Picasa Web Albums in Your Classroom
  • Explore Social and Creative Features of Google - Google Tools
  • FREE Streaming Internet Safety Lesson
  • Free Webinar: How to Engage Students Online
  • Searching with Google Workbook (PDF)

Articles of Possible Interest

  • 7 Google Tools You Don't Know About... Yet!
  • 10 Ways to Use Social Media for Professional Development
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making: Using Analystics to Improve Learning and Drive Student Performance
  • School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come
  • Technology’s Role in the 21st Century Classroom
  • Copyright and Intellectual Property Office
  • About the CIPO
  • Copyright Basics
  • 2013 Copyright Conference
  • Guidelines for Copyright Compliance
  • Guidelines for Copyright Compliance in Slovenian
  • Copyright for Distance Educators
  • Copyright for Librarians
  • Copyright for Students
  • Copyright for K-12
  • Royalty Free Music
  • Copyright Forum
  • DMCA Agent & The DMCA
  • The TEACH Act and Fair Use
  • Free Resources
  • Migrating from Using Media on VIS: Considering Alternatives
  • Respecting Intellectual Property Rights
  • Social Media Policy of Ball State
  • More About Copyright

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