I am a sophomore in English/Language Arts Education at a large college in the south. I am finally finished with all of my basic courses and am taking my first education course. After completing the first reading assignment in my educational media class I am feeling a little overwhelmed by all of the responsibilities a teacher must keep up with. Not only are teachers responsible for the welfare and education of a classroom full of students, now I have learned they must keep up with the current copyright procedures! Copyright was not something I was anticipating to learn about, however, I now have an entire textbook loaded with facts! Who knew that all most every movie I watched in highschool was considered copyright infringement. I was also shocked to hear that before a teacher distributes a worksheet, she must be sure to obtain the proper copyright information or risk infringment charges. These are things I just never thought about, so I am glad to be taking this course! During my pre-teaching experience I was feeling a little bogged down by all of the duties a teacher must keep up with. However, over the course of the week I had come to feel confident that I could handle such responsibilites. I am sure that with experience I will also become more confident in the many rules regarding copyright.
For more information see: Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools. 26 May 2009.
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Initially, the reading for this class was overwhelming for me, too! When we think about teaching within a classroom, the possibility of using resources illegally never comes into mind. I think copyright laws can be seen, though, as a helpful way of aiding the teacher in finding essential and appropriate resources. :)
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