Information and Software Technology helps students to develop knowledge,
understanding, confidence and creativity in analysing, designing, developing
and evaluating information and software technology solutions (Information and Software Technology,
n.d.)
Copyright
Copyright is the term given to a type of property that is
founded on a person's creative skill and labour. It is designed to prevent unauthorised
people using the work in its original form and taking credit for it as their
own (What is copyright?, 2011). Copyright
acts a form of protection for original works and it literally means the right
to copy. Copyright infringement is when work that has copyright protection is
copied, distributed, or made into some other work without the permission of the
owner (What is copyright infringement?,
n.d.).
How does copyright affect teachers?
As teachers we must ensure that we are not “stealing” other people’s
work through use on worksheet, presentations and other media projects.
Copyright can costs schools thousands of dollars, so we must ensure we are
doing to right thing. To ensure protection from copyright the © symbol should
be used at the end of each page at all times.
Policy
A policy is a plan or course of action intended to influence and
determine decisions and actions of relationships. A policy is neither right nor
wrong, but it does act as a contract for business deals and work requirements. The
following is a brief example of what a policy could look like.
References:
·
Information
and Software Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/technology/7_10/information/index.htm
·
What is
Copyright? (2011). Retrieved March 2, 2012, from http://www.ag.gov.au/Copyright/Pages/Whatiscopyright.aspx
·
How do
Copyright Laws Affect You as a Teacher? (2011). Retrieved March 2, 2012,
from http://theteachingbank.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/how-do-copyright-laws-affect-you-as.html
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