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Creating this presentation contributed immensely to my understanding of responsible digital citizenship and literacy. It's crucial to be knowledgeable about copyrights and copyright laws so you can protect yourself from infringing on the rights of others. The simplest way I can convey this is to always credit the works of others. From photos, to sounds to content, if you did not create it, you do not own it. Because of this, you must credit the owner so as to protect your own rights and to respect the creative rights of others. I think the best way around this is to simply create your own content! Through sites like bubbl.us and Wordle, it is quite simple to create your own content. Be sure to add a caption to what you create so if others want to use your content, they know they need to cite you as the original creator.
Before taking this course, I never fully understood giving credit to others when using online content like images. As a university student, much of the citing I do is directly within papers so as to cite the original authors. I truly had no idea that these rules apply across the board and even to online content. I think my lack of understanding highlights a major information gap. As digital citizens, copyright law should be understood clearly by all but I don't think it always is! There are a few sites which helped me specifically this week by allowing me to better understand copyright law and how it relates to me as a responsible digital citizen. Click the links below to find out more about copyright law and how to not infringe against these laws.
Students and copyrights: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/information-sheets/schools/students-and-copyright
Burt, R. (2011). Teaching Students About Copyright - the YouTube Way.
Lucier, R. (2009) Creative Commons Chaos. http://thecleversheep.blogspot.ca/2009/02/creative-commons-chaos.html
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