⏰ Do Now — Start Here

How does copyright affect what YOU are allowed to post online? Write 2-3 sentences about a time you saw this come up (a video, an image, a song).

🎯 Today's Big Question

Define copyright, licensing, fair use, and Creative Commons.
Sort real-world scenario cards into 'OK to use,' 'Needs a license,' and 'Fair use exception.'
Explain why crediting an image is NOT the same as having permission to use it.

Printed scenario cards (at least 14, mixing clearly-OK / needs-license / fair-use situations)
Sorting mat (3 columns, paper)
Chart paper
One additional real-world case-study handout for Day 2

Do Now + share-out (5 min).
Mini-lesson (12 min): what is copyright, and what happens if you break it? Introduce licensing and Fair Use as the two ways around it. REMEMBER, write on the board and have students copy (5 min): giving credit in the caption or metadata is NOT the same as getting permission -- it can still lead to legal trouble.
Small groups (15 min): sort the first half of the scenario cards into the 3-column mat, discussing as they go.
Whole-class check (8 min): review the 2 trickiest cards together.

Do Now (5 min): define Fair Use in your own words, no notes.
Small groups (15 min): sort the remaining scenario cards into the mat.
Whole-class review (10 min): correct any remaining misconceptions.
Case study (10 min): given a real classroom scenario (using an image found online for a class project), decide what's needed -- a license, a Fair Use argument, or nothing -- and write a 2-sentence justification.
Exit ticket (5 min): 3-question written check on copyright vs. licensing vs. fair use.

Word, picture, and definition for today's vocabulary, plus a place to write and draw. Available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Chinese.

Short, on-the-board pacing slides — project these to follow along. (The full details are in the handout above, not here.)