Copyright Quiz


The Internet has opened up many new resources to both teachers and students. However, there are still copyright laws that we need to follow. Take this quick quiz to see if you know how you should use copyrighted materials on and off the Web.

1. A student downloads 10 pictures from various Web sites for his science presentation. On the last slide, he lists the Web addresses where he obtained the information and images.


2. A teacher copies an article out of a journal, several excerpts out of an anthology, and an entire 30-page short story to create her own booklet of reading materials for her students. She gives a full citation for each resource at the end of the booklet.


3. A student downloads her favorite song to play as background music for a multimedia project. The presentation will only be shown in the classroom.


4. A teacher creates an educational Web site including pictures and several pages of text from other Web sites, as well as stories and essays created by his students. No permissions for any of these items were obtained.


5. A teacher downloads a shareware program from the Internet and installs it on all of the school lab computers for student use for a particular project. He does not pay the $25 software fee for each installation. Within 30 days, he removes the program.


6. A Government/Civics teacher tapes the presidential debates and plays the tape in his class the following week. He uses the same tape for the next three years.


 

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