Understanding copyright is the obligation of everyone. If teachers are to use this information rich resource we need to be across the legal, ethical, and safety obligations first.
The web is a free resource, however, it is illegal to plagiarise or reproduce content (audio, pictures, designs, movies) all have copyright.
When using information gathered on the web, credit should be given to the owner ie (Toni L. Stumer, 2011) and include the site information and the copyright symbol.
It is a teachers responsibility to ensure that the students participate in on-line activities safely. In order to achieve this no surnames, addresses/phone numbers or any other personal information should be used. Rather than use a students photograph for a blog, use an avatar.
Continual teacher/parent interaction is paramount so that parents are fully informed of what on-line activities their child is involved in. Creating links to blogs so parents can see their childs progress is recommended.
http://murcha.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/keeping-students-cybersafe/
This site has some really useful ideas for legal and safe use of on-line teaching.
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