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Teacher Scenarios

Lisa Cantwell

Grand Canyon University: TEC-516

February 7, 2018
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Teacher Scenarios

Scenario 1

In scenario one, the teacher would like to add specific images of birds to her lesson in the

SMART Notebook software. The teacher decides to use images she was able to find on Google

image search. As an educator, she is obligated to demonstrate digital citizenship skills by

utilizing ethical and legal use of technology within her classroom (ISTE, 2017). When searching

through Google images, teachers may not always know if an image is for public domain or the

restrictions applied to a specific image if it is located on the Internet. If the teacher uses images

that can be referred back to, then she should do so, making sure to correctly identify, use

citations and references. If the image is for public domain, she has the ability to use it within

her lesson. What becomes difficult is if she is not aware of the creator of the image, she then has

the ethical and legal obligation to locate the source to cite the information. If she is unable to do

so, the safest and most protected thing to do is not use the image (Newbold, 2014). An alternative

to the assignment is have students locate the images themselves to view on their own device,

whether it’s a tablet or computer. This will allow students to become more actively engaged in

the lesson. This would also be a great opportunity for her to share with her students an issue that

she was having, the reason she was unable to share the images and the solution to solve the

problem. This would coincide with ISTE standard 3c. Educators states that teachers should

promote legal and ethical skills while using technology (ISTE, 2017).

Scenario 2

In scenario two, the teacher rewards the students by allowing them to watch the video,

Finding Nemo, in her classroom. She has the students return permission slips to watch the
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movie, but when two students do not return the permission slips, she allows those two students to

watch the movie while she finishes her report cards. Her first mistake is that she is allowing the

two students to watch a movie after she asked students to return permission slips. This is

ethically wrong as she was not given permission by the parents to allow their children to watch

the movie. Regardless of the type of movie, she needs to follow through with upholding the

protocols or guidelines that she used when she requested the permission slip. The second mistake

she made is that she used a movie as a filler for an activity. When viewing a movie, it states that

the movie should be tied to the curriculum and have educational value to it. This was not the

case with this scenario, as the teacher was using the time to complete report cards and the movie

was not used for educational purposes. As long as a teacher is present, and the movie is tied to

objectives in the curriculum, the movie can be shown in the classroom (Copyright Law, n.d.). In

this case, the movie Finding Nemo could have been tied to a science unit concerning ocean

animals and their habitats (Learning guide to Finding Nemo, n.d.). As educators, we should

strive to be role models for our students and demonstrate safe and ethical practices while using

technology within our classroom (ISTE, 2017).

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References

SWANK. (n.d.). Copyright law: copyright compliance and public performances. (n.d.).

Retrieved from https://www.swank.com/k-12-schools/copyright/ Please check title at this

URL.

Frieden, J. (n.d.). Issues of U.S. copyright law relating to the use of movies in the classroom.

Retrieved from: http://www.teachwithmovies.org/copyright.html

ISTE standards for teachers (2017). Retrieved from https://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-

14_ISTE_Standards-T_PDF.pdf

ISTE. (2018). Standards for educators. … This is the latest site update. ISTE-Teachers is 2008

not 2016-2018.

TeachWithMovies. (2011). Learning guide to Finding Nemo. (n.d.) Retrieved from

http://teachwithmovies.org/finding-nemo-2/#unique-identifiera

Newbold, C. (2014). Can I use that picture? Retrieved from

http://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/2014/07/14/can-i-use-that-picture/