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- The pirates are older. - They've given up at stopping copies that don't get sold 2011/2/10 Ben Moskowitz <[email protected]> > Good to know these guys are putting out OER though. Customize the lesson > plan to your students needs, yo. > > -sent from my phone > On Feb 10, 2011 11:59 AM, "Timothy Vollmer" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > DP is back. > > > > * > > * > > * > > * > > *Subject: **TCEA NEWS: SIIA Launches Don't Copy That 2 - School Version* > > > > In an ongoing effort to help teachers educate K-12 students about the > > ethical and legal use of copyrighted materials, the Education Division of > > the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the > release > > of the Don’t Copy That 2 - School Version video. SIIA also has developed > > accompanying classroom resources, including support materials for the > video, > > lesson plans for middle and high school teachers, a glossary, and other > > materials to help educators teach these complex and important concepts. > > > > For more information, or to download the classroom resources, visit > > http://dontcopythat2.com. > > > > > > *SIIA Education Division Releases Don’t Copy That 2 – School Version* > > > > *WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 10, 2011)* – The Education Division of the > Software > > & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the release of > Don’tCopy > > That 2 - School Version as part of SIIA’s ongoing effort to help teachers > > educate K-12 students about the ethical and legal use of copyrighted > > materials, such as software, books, articles, music and movies. > > > > Don’t Copy That 2 - School Version is a fun-to-watch rap music video > > that addresses > > the dangers of engaging in piracy and the importance of respecting the > > creative output of others. The accompanying classroom resources include > > support materials for the video, lesson plans for middle and high school > > teachers, a glossary, and other resources that can be helpful to > educators > > in teaching these complex and important concepts. > > > > The course materials include many of the same concepts for both middle > and > > high school students, but use age-appropriate methods. The lesson plans > > serve as models that educators can customize to their students’ > > needs. The learning materials have been designed as a series of > > presentations, discussions and student activities. > > > > "With piracy levels reaching all time highs, it is essential that we > educate > > the younger generation on both the risks of piracy and the value of > > respecting and encouraging creativity and innovation," said Keith > > Kupferschmid, General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & > > Enforcement for SIIA. "The video and lesson plans are intended to place > > students in the shoes of artists, authors and other creators so that they > > may better understand how it feels when someone spends long hours > creating > > something valuable only to see it being stolen." > > > > The materials were created with the support of professional > organizations, > > such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), > which > > advocates safe, legal and ethical use of digital information and > technology, > > including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the > appropriate > > documentation of sources. > > > > "We're excited to see SIIA's creative approach to questions of > > digital citizenship," said Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE. "It certainly > > supports and reinforces ISTE's widely-adopted NETS guidelines for digital > > age learning, teaching and school leadership. We may be past the ‘Don't > > Copy That Floppy’ of almost 20 years ago, but there's still a need for > > relevant and engaging resources on intellectual property resources." > > > > More information can be found at http://dontcopythat2.com. > > > > *About SIIA* > > The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal > > trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA > > provides global services in government relations, business development, > > corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 > > leading software and information companies. > > > > *About SIIA’s Education Division* > > SIIA’s Education division serves and represents over 150 member companies > > that provide software, digital content and other technologies that > address > > educational needs. The Division shapes and supports the industry by > > providing leadership, advocacy, business development opportunities and > > critical market information. SIIA provides a neutral business forum for > its > > members to understand business models, technological advancements, market > > trends, and best practices. With the leadership of the Division Board and > > collaborative efforts with educators and other stakeholders, the Division > > undertakes initiatives to enhance the use of educational technology and > the > > success of SIIA members. > > # # # > > > > For more information, please contact: > > -- SIIA Communications Contact, John Crosby, 202.789.4469, > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > >
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