Integrating technology into the classroom is creative and an innovative way of teaching. However like any other tool there are drawbacks. One of them is: how do we handle the copyright law when using technology in the classroom? First of all, copyright law affects your use of technology in the classroom by demanding you to be aware of the actual copyright law as well. For example, knowing the rules and regulations of downloading software from the internet. According to Nancy Willard, a copyright attorney, "When teachers and students use the Internet, they have access to a wide variety of material -- much of which may be protected by copyright law". For that reason, educators should know the risks before using it in the classroom. An important component is knowing the difference between "free download", and "illegal, free download". Illegal free download violated the rights of the owner which is illegal. Although there are laws, there are also ways to ask for permission to use a specific source from the internet that is copyrighted.
For example, teaching students the possibility of requesting a
copy right permission. This is usually a way to let the owner know you would
like to use his work instead of "stealing" it. Copyright law affects
in a way that forces you to understand the rule and acknowledged your students
of them too. It is also an opportunity to cover plagiarism by incorporating the
consequences of copyright laws. Copyright laws may affect the use
of technology in the classroom by limiting the sources to use, but there are
always legal ways to getting material. http://www.teachingcopyright.org/
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech121.shtml
https://www.american.edu/library/documents/upload/Copyright_for_Teaching.pdf
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