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Teacher Scenario
Suzana H. Tran
Teacher Scenario #1
Third-grade teacher, Rebecca, was simply creating a lesson to use in her classroom. She was
finding authentic pictures that will enhance her lesson and student engagement. Although
Rebecca did not take the picture herself, the Fair Use Clause protects her. She is safe to use the
images from Google as long as she abides by the Fair Use Clauses. The Fair Use Clause is a part
of the US law that allows educational uses and social uses of copyright items for educational
benefits ((Newbold, C., 2014). She is allowed to use the image for the student's benefit. In other
words, Rebecca needs to abide by the law and not print nor use the image for resale or decorative
display. Also, Rebecca may not print and copy the photos for the students. The images do need
to remain with the teacher for educational purposes only. However, she may only use up to 5
Teacher Scenario #2
A first-grade teacher, Mary, displayed a video for her students. Finding Nemo by Walt Disney
Pictures and Pixar Animation is a video that is not related to the curriculum and instruction.
Mary did take proper precaution by sending a form home. Although Julio and Samantha did not
return their permission slips, Mary is protected under the Fair Use provisions. The Fair Use
provision states, movies that are not G rated may contain images or non-age appropriate film,
and this may cause a parent to object. In this Scenario, Mary displayed a G rated movie. By
law, she does not need a parent verification form (Wake County Public School System, n.d)
Teacher Scenario 3
References
http://halldavidson.net/CHARTSHORT.HTML
(Newbold, C., 2014). Can I use that picture? The terms, laws, and ethnics for using copyrighted
that-picture/
(Wake County Public School System, n.d.) Guidelines for showing films in the classroom.
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