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__*Center for Social Media.__ (July 2010) The School Of Media Communication at American University. Retrieved June 24, 2010 from @http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education

This extensive website from American University provides in-depth answers to difficult copyright and fair use questions. Topics include media literacy education, use of media in education vs. media education, copyright, fair use, code of best practices in fair use for media literacy education, and common myths about fair use.

__Copyrights for Kids.__ (January 2008) The Copyright Society of the USA. Retrieved June 24, 2010 from @http://www.copyrightkids.org/

Produced by the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. this kid friendly site is an excellent source of information for younger students, teachers and parents about copyright. The information provided covers copyright basics, what is copyright, yearbook and copyright, how to register work, sample permission letters, a challenge quiz, and more.

__*Creative Commons.__ (July 2010) Creative Commons. Retrieved July 5, 2010 from @http://creativecommons.org

This site provides information about the what, why, and how of Creative Commons a non-profit organization focused on helping people share their work in a way that is easy and allows for different allowances in sharing while still following and adhering to copyright.

__*Digital Piracy and Law.__ (November 2007) Digital Natives. Retrieved July 5, 2010 from http://www.digitalnative.org/wiki/Digital_Piracy_and_Law

Born Digital is the web presence of the Digital Natives project, a collaboration of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen. This section of the Digital Native project, Digital Priacy and Law, deals with the history of copyright, copyright in the digital age, and fair use.

__*Educational Cyber Playground & Teachers Channel.__ (May 2010) Educational CyberPlayGround website. Retrieved June 24, 2010 from @http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/copyrightlaw.html

This site provides an easy to read primer about copyright laws and fair use for k-12 teachers. The site contains a sample letter teachers can use to request permission to use copyrighted material for educational purposes. Also included in the site are chart of permissible classroom practices following copyright law.


 * Engard, N. //What is Open Source//. LLRX 12 June 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010 from @http://www.llrx.com/features/opensource2.htm

This short article gives a brief history of the open source movement and the principals behind open source software.

Eunjung Cha, A. "Creative Commons Is Rewriting Rules of Copyright." The Washington Post, 15 March 2005: Page E01. Retrieved July 5, 2010 from @http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35297-2005Mar14.html

This is an article that looks closely at Creative Commons at its beginning. There is a description of a real life use as a young band releases it's first single and how it may revolutionize sharing creative works.

__*Friends of Active Copyright Education.__ (January 2008) The Copyright Society of the USA. Retrieved June 24, 2010 from @http://www.csusa.org/face/

Produced by The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. this interactive site provides information to copyright questions in easily digestible short chunks of  information. This information covers moving images, internet, words, music, still images, and international.

Gabriel, T. "To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery." New York Times, 05 July 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010 from @http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/education/06cheat.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me

Many colleges and high schools must deal with issues of cheating and plagiarism. This article takes a look at the various efforts schools are taking to reduce the amount of cheating and plagiarism among students.


 * Palfrey, J. (2008). //Born digital//. Philadelphia,PA: Basic Books.

This book delves into the challenges faced by digital natives as they grow up in the digital age. Based on over 2 years of research about digital natives from all over the globe this book provides insight into the real issues and possible solutions to helping students navigate the digital world.

__Proprietary Software is the Software Definition.__ (July 2005) Linux Information Project. Retrieved July 5 2010 from @http://www.linfo.org/proprietary.html

This website provides a primer on the basics of proprietary software.


 * "7 Things You Should Know About Creative Commons" (March 2007) Educause Learning Initiative. Retrieved July 5, 2010 from net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7023.pdf

This is a short article provided by the Educause Learning Initiative that sums up the general information about Creative Commons and its use by educators.

Stallman, R. //Why Open source Misses the Point of Free Software.// GNU Operating Systems, 1 July 2010. Retrieved July 5 2010 from @http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html

Open source is a development methodology while free software is a social movement, but do they mean the same thing to end users? Maybe. This article addresses the philosophical differences between free ware and open source software.

__*Teaching About Copyright.__ (July 2010) Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved June 24, 2010 from @http://www.teachingcopyright.org

This creative commons licensed site by the Electronic Frontier Foundation provides a balanced approach to teaching the \ copyright laws. The use of this material will allow students and teachers will learn the answers to copyright questions and come to a greater understanding about the role of technology in their lives.


 * Woods, D. //"What is Open Source?"// O'Reilly OnLamp.com, 15 September 2005. Retrieved July 5, 2010 from @http://onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/15/what-is-opensource.html

This blog post by Dan Woods is an informative primer on the difference between open source and commercial software, how open source software is developed,open source institutions, and the differing definitions of open source.