Copyright Know-How Study Instructions – Teacher Training

As a teacher, you will encounter copyright in three different roles: while creating your own
works, while using the works of others, and teaching copyright know-how being a good role
model. With the help of Copyright Classroom, you can learn about copyright in an enjoyable
way and gain tools for teaching copyright.
Use these study instructions to learn about copyright on your own. The Copyright Know-how course can also be part of your studies, supplementary training, or continuing professional development.
If you register on the Copyright Classroom website, you can save your progress in your
profile and print a certificate when you have completed the course.

Best of luck on your journey into the world of copyright!

A. Copyright Studies

1) Copyright Know-How

• Learn the basic copyright-related concepts and terms.
• Reflect on what types of creative works are protected, who owns copyright, what copyright entails, what rights the creator is granted, and why it is important to respect copyright.
• Read the Copyright Guide and ’Copyright Protects Creative Work’. Watch the videos ‘Copyright’ and ‘Creators’ Economic and moral rights’.
• More information about copyright is also available in the ‘Information about Copyright’ section of the website.
• Test your knowledge with the Copyright Know-how quiz.

2) Use of Works and Expand your Know-how

• Find out how different types of works can be used in teaching, how to use works when you create your own resources and projects, how to edit and modify works and how to share and publish works.
• Learn about the educational copying licence from ICLA and Creative Commons (CC) licences in the ‘Use of Works’ section of the website.
• Go through the Copyright Guide, the ‘Project Work’ material, and the Copyright Classroom checklist for quotation
• Find out what rights you have to your own materials. Consider what types of works receive copyright protection.
• Learn about quotations, and source referencing in ‘The Creative Process’.
• Plan and create your own teaching materials on a chosen topic, for a practice lesson.
• Test your knowledge with the True or False and Bingo games.

3) Teaching Copyright

Respect for copyright and the understanding of and ability to apply the basics of copyright,
are central in teaching across all levels and subjects. They tie in with NCCA’s Senior Cycle
Key Skills Framework; information processing, being personally effective, communicating,
critical and creative thinking and working with others.

• Read Copyright Classroom’s guide for teachers.
• Go through the resources and teaching tips.
• Plan a lesson where you teach copyright.

B. Final Test

Once you have passed all three exercises (Quiz, True or False, and Bingo), you can test your knowledge in the final test.

When you have passed the final test, you will receive a certificate that you can print out or save in your own profile.

Congratulations, you have completed the copyright know-how course!