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Copyright / Citation Sources

• Citation Maker: Secondary
  ...an easy-to-use citation maker for middle and high school students based on the MLA standards; also includes links to plagiarism, parenthetical citations, and more
• Copyright and Citations: What Educators Need to Know
  ...an educator's view of copyright and fair use
• Copyright and Fair Use
  ...links to sites, articles, and information regarding the area of copyright laws
• Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom
  ...a site to help teachers and students "make informed decisions before using materials in the classroom or on the Internet"
• Copyright Implementation Manual
  ...created by a school district, this is a model for implementing copyright policy in the K-12 area
• Copyright Lesson Plans
  • (Archive) Copyright and Computer Ethics Quiz (Grades 8-12)
  • Copyright and Fair Use Lesson Plan (Grades 9-12)
  • Copyright and Fair Use Slide Show (PDF): Kathy Schrock
  • Copyright Lesson Plan: Online Music (Grades 9-12)
• Copyright Resources on the Internet (archived)
  ...a wealth of information and links pertaining to copyright and intellectual property issues
• Copyright Website
  ...a layperson's guide to copyright rules, regulations, and infringements
• Crash Course In Copyright
  ...readable information on the issues involved in fair use and copyright
• Educator's Guide to Intellectual Property: Copyright and Plagiarism
  ...an academic white paper providing up-to-date information about this topic
• Ethics in Computing
  ...an exemplary set of links on ethics, intellectual property, copyright, hacking, and much more
• Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Fair Use Resources
  ...a list of links to present and emerging areas of intellectual property issues
• Internet Use Permission Letters
  ...three useful online, interactive forms for teachers and students to use when soliciting permission to use other's work
• Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides
  ...a collection of "how to cite" pages including how to cite government publications, National Archives publications, and much more
• Legal Information Institute: Copyright Law Materials
  ...a well-chosen list of links for official U.S. copyright queries
• Plagiarism Links
  • Plagiarism and High School Students
  • Plagiarism and the Web
  • Plagiarism: Don't Do It! (PowerPoint) (Grades 8-12)
  • Plagiarism Links for Student Plagiarism
  • Plagiarism Stoppers: A Teacher's Guide
  • Plagiarism Workshop WebQuest for Students
  • Plagiarized.com
  • Purdue University OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism
• Style Manuals and Writing Guides
  ...samples of bibliographic citation formats for APA, AAA, ASA, MLA, Turabian, and the Chicago Style manuals
• To Copy or Not to Copy: That is the Question
  ...a well-done explanation of copyright and fair use in the K-12 environment
• Visit to Copyright Bay
  ...a nice tutorial for educators dealing with fair use and copyright