Teachers Must Teach Copyright
Among the many things teachers need to know is copyright. It used to be they needed to know about copyright so that they would not infringe anyone’s copyright when assembling material to use in the classroom. But now teachers have to teach copyright to their students as part of the usual and longstanding plagiarism discussions.
The Library of Congress has many tools available just for teachers, including lesson plans, and also including the animated video lesson found here.
I’m not sure this video can be used a standalone, and judging from my own two middle school students, I’m not sure it will appeal to many of the kids in the age group it is aimed at, but it’s probably a good starting point for teachers who are struggling to understand the basics themselves.

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