Copyright, Fair Use, and Web Safety

     We have to respect copyright and fair use rules because they are put to law to protect works of authors, composers, etc. from use without permission. These laws are put in place so people cannot use your work as their own. I will teach my students about this through websites as I am shown with this class assignment. I will try my best to reiterate the importance of copyright and fair use knowledge and make sure they know the information behind it.
    Online safety is making sure you are safe while browsing and accessing the web. You need to make sure to use a cyber name and not direct names, addresses, school names, or any personal information. Online safety is on the other side of the fence to cyberbullying. This term can mean people posting bad comments about someone or something of offense, posting unwanted pics of someone or something, harrasment, and anything else that is hurtful or derogative while on the web. In order to protect ourselves we have to, as parents and teachers, monitor our childrens access to certain websites and make sure we help with cyber names and conceal information that could potentially be of use to a predator. Stay current with what your children and students are into.
     I thought this weeks activities were very helpful. As a prospective teacher, copyright and fair use information as well as information about safety from predators and cyberbullying will be critical information that we need to know in great detail. In knowing this information, we will be able to teach it and make our students aware of it. These aspects of technology will be some of the most important things to know in the education field. I learned the difference between copyright and fair use and ways to stay clear from online predators!