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Module 2-2
Breaking apart the standard
My fifth graders complete a unit about the legality of burning CDs and copyright laws. The students need to be made aware
of the difference between common practice and the law. Many students believe that is perfectly acceptable to burn a copy of
a purchased CD and give that copy to a friend. Discussion centers on acceptable use and illegal use.
NTSE Standard 3 – Discuss basic issues related to responsible use of technology and information and describe personal
consequences of inappropriate use. (2)
What do the students need to know to meet this standard?
- Students will identify the circumstances under which it is acceptable to copy a purchased CD.
- Students will identify and describe issues related to file sharing, including its implications for creators and users.
- Students will identify copyright considerations for burning CDs and implications for their own compositions.
- Students will describe possible scenarios for the future of the effect of technology on ownership issues.
What patterns of reasoning must students be able to apply?
- Students must be able to apply analytical reasoning in determining who is involved in the creation of music CDs.
- Students must synthesize how all creators are affected when their music is copied without remuneration.
- Students will use comparative reasoning to determine their own ethical choices regarding copying of copyright material.
- Students will use deductive reasoning to determine the effects of their actions on the music industry.
- Students will use evaluative reasoning to defend their choices regarding copyright laws.
What skills do students need?
- Students need a basic understanding of the ability to download multimedia from the Internet and burning CDs or DVDs.
What products should they be able to create?
- Students will be able to perform skits that demonstrate an understanding of ethical behavior.
- Students will be able to identify at least five individuals that are affected by the illegal copying of a CD.
- Students create scenarios that describe possible changes in the effects of copyright on technology, basing their scenarios
on the current status of the issue and changes that they envision in the creative world in years ahead
What dispositions will students need to develop to meet this standard?
- Students will need to develop the ability to synthesize all of the material presented in order to continue to make ethical
choices regarding the burning of CDs.
- Students will utilize copyright when completing compositions of their own.
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