Url: http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.html

Cost: Free access through any Internet browser

Australian Curriculum ICT Capability link:

• Recognise intellectual property -Level 4

Students identify the legal obligations regarding the ownership and use of digital products (Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2014)

Age group recommendation: Years 2-6

Description:  This interactive activity about identifying and using copyright helps students to learn about copyright through clicking on different students’ questions and reading the answers in an online classroom.

 

Rationale: Intellectual property violations are more difficult for students to comprehend than the copying of physical objects, therefore it is important to reinforce this concept regularly in primary classrooms (Yang, 2014). Cyberbee is suitable for exploring the concept of intellectual property with upper primary aged students as it uses simple interactivity and language to explain the complex issues surrounding copyright and it is easy for students to operate independently. Cyberbee helps students to easily find the answers to some common student questions about copyright in terms they can understand, without the challenges and distractions presented by having to scour through Internet search engine results (Debowski, 2001). It promotes personal inquiry as it could be used by the teacher as an engagement task in the classroom to prompt students to formulate, discuss and find answers to further questions they have about copyright and how they can best adhere to copyright standards when using the Internet (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2015).

 

References

 

   Australian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority. (2014). Foundation to Year 10 Curriculum: ICT General Capability Learning Continuum. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/generalcapabilities/information-and-communication-technology-capability/continuum#layout=columns   

 

    Debowski, S. (2001). Wrong way: go back! An exploration of novice search behaviours while conducting an information search. The Electronic Library, 19(6), 371-382. Retrieved from http://www.emeraldinsight.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/02640470110411991

 

    Yang, F. (2014). No one likes a copycat: A cross-cultural investigation of children’s response to plagiarism. 8300 defect for UNSW Journal of experimental child psychology, Vol.121, p.111. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/science/article/pii/S0022096513002452