• Hall Davidson's Copyright Chart - Please remember that the law does not specify how much of a piece of work can be used. The amounts on the chart are only suggested general guidelines but may not be correct in some instances.
• Copyright 101 for Teachers
• Fair Use Evaluator
• Stanford Copyright Fair Use Charts Tools
• Lesson Examples (Emily DeNotto, Lincoln School and Karla Talbot, Field School)
  • Grade 3 Understanding Copyright - Grade 3 Lesson Plan with goals
  • Grade 3 Whose is it anyway? - Student worksheet used with grade 3 understanding copyright
  • Grade 4 Respect and Responsibility Citation Lesson - Grade 4 lesson plan with goals
  • Grade 4 Understanding Copyright - Respect and Respnsibility Citation PowerPoint
  • Grade 5 Considering Copying - Sorting activity. What is legal to copy?
  • Grade 5 Understanding Copyright - Grade 5 lesson plan with goals
• Creative Commons

Kindergarten through Grade 2

 FOCUS:

1. Risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet.
2. Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive online communication.
3. Recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyberbullying.
4. Understanding the idea of copyright.

Resources:

• K-2 Internet Safety Pledge - Review Internet Safety Rules with your students
• Common Sense Media - Internet Safety Scope & Sequence for grades K-12
• iKeepSafe.org - Review Internet Rules
• Take your students on a virtual field trip to build background knowledge.
• Use KidPix to create a picture of something that they would like to search for and find on the Intranet
• Kid friendly search engines and more! This list is made available for teachers to review.

Grade 3 through Grade 5 Internet Safety Resources

Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 provides instruction on Internet safety as a part of regular instruction in grades 3-12. This curriculum will focus on 7 basic strands.

1. Safe and responsible use of social networking, websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, instant messaging, etc.
2. Recognizing, avoiding and reporting online solicitations by sexual predators.
3. Risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet.
4. Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive online communication.
5. Recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyberbullying.
6. Reporting illegal online activities and communications.
7. Understanding copyright laws on written materials, photographs, music and video

Additional Resources: 

• Illinois Attorney General Cyber Bullying Site
  • Schedule a Training
• NetSmartzKids Videos
• Discovery Education K-5 Internet Safety 
• OnGuardOnline Info for Educators
• Common Sense Media - Internet Safety Scope & Sequence for grades K-12

Grade 6 through Grade 8

Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 provides instruction on Internet safety as a part of regular instruction in grades 3-12. This curriculum will focus on 7 basic strands.

1. Safe and responsible use of social networking, websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, instant messaging, etc.
2. Recognizing, avoiding and reporting online solicitations by sexual predators.
3. Risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet.
4. Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive online communication.
5. Recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyberbullying.
6. Reporting illegal online activities and communications.
7. Understanding copyright laws on written materials, photographs, music and video.

Resources: 

• Lisa Madigan Launches Cyberbullying Site 
• Agreement to Abide by the Rules - Home Internet Agreement from Lisa Madigan's Office
• Internet Safety Page for Kids - Lisa Madigan's Office
• Teacher Quick Refernce Tech Rules - Review with staff and keep in sub folder.
• Student Quick Reference Tech Rules - Review with students and post near computers in classrooms and in the Computer Lab.
• Internet Safety Tips for Teens - From Lisa Madigan's Office
• Wired Kids - Kid friendly search engines and more!
• Common Sense Media - Internet Safety Scope & Sequence for grades K-12

Grade 9 through Grade 12

Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 provides instruction on Internet safety as a part of regular instruction in grades 3-12. This curriculum will focus on 7 basic strands.

1. Safe and responsible use of social networking, websites, chat rooms, electronic mail, bulletin boards, instant messaging, etc.
2. Recognizing, avoiding and reporting online solicitations by sexual predators.
3. Risks of transmitting personal information on the Internet.
4. Recognizing and avoiding unsolicited or deceptive online communication.
5. Recognizing and reporting online harassment and cyberbullying.
6. Reporting illegal online activities and communications.
7. Understanding copyright laws on written materials, photographs, music and video.

Resources:

• Lisa Madigan Launches Cyberbullying Site - NEW!
• Internet Safety Tips for Teens - Lisa Madigan's Office
• Common Sense Media - Internet Safety Scope & Sequence for grades K-12

 Lisa Madigan's Cyberbullying Site 

• Common Sense Media - Internet Safety
• Federal Trade Commission Safe Surfing Guide
• KidRex Parents - Tips for Online Safety
• Illinios Attorney General - Lisa Madigan's Office On Internet Safety
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service