The Lesson  

To Burn or Not to Burn?

Created by Kyle Admire

Subject: English and Literature

Grade Level: 10

Lesson Summery

Students will learn how to research and put together a paper and present it to friend on the laws concerning what is and is not legal concerning CD burning.

Learning Objective and Computer Functions Objective (TEKER Chapters 110.43. #13, 110.42. #13)

The student will research and learn the laws associated with using CD burners.

1.      Create a scenario about using a CD burner and evaluate whether it is legal or not.

a. Reflect on a personal situation to create scenario

2.      Research different resources to find the correct legal answers.

a. Use CD-Rom information that contains legal information.

b. Use the Library to find legal book.

c. See if there are any web sites on this issue.

3.      Prepare a report for students their own age including charts and images on their findings.

a. Use Word Processor to create the two page report

4.      Indicate what is and is not legal concerning CD Burning.

a. Use Word Processor to create presentation. 

Problem

Problem Nature

What are some of the things we are doing at home on a regular basic that is illegal?

Problem Data

The students will have to locate the sources to find the law concerning CD burning.  Part of this lesson is for students to learn where to turn to find information. 

Notes on Using Data

This will be an individual work, were they research which issue is important to them.

Problem Statement

Your parents just bought you a new computer with a burner, once your friend found out, you now have a long list of requests for burning.  Not wanting to get in any trouble you need to find out what is and is not legal concerning CD burning.  Write a two-to three-page paper that will be presented to the class concerning the laws and consequences of CD burning. 

Activities

Activities Before using the Computer

Research in the Library

Outline Paper

Create a rough draft.

Activities While using the Computer

Use the search engines to find any extra information concerning the laws.

Use the Word Processor to create the paper. 

Use the Word Processor to prepare their speech.

Activities After Using the Computer

Work on speeches

Edit any mistakes on paper.

Supporting Activities

Study some of the people who have been caught breaking the Law (i.e. Napster)

Assessing Students 

What items will be included in the assessment?

Five minute speech

Two page paper.

 The Rubric   

To Burn or not to Burn?

Your parents just bought you a new computer with a burner, once your friend found out you have a long list of request for burning.  Not wanting to get in any trouble you need to find out what is and is not legal concerning CD burning.  Write a two-to three-page paper that will be presented to the class concerning the laws and consequences of CD burning. Your grade will be evaluated on the following:

	A	B	C	D	F
1. Research	All sources are well documented and reliable as well.  Direct quotes are used in the paper and properly marked in your footnotes.	All sources are well documented.  Direct quotes are used in the paper and properly marked in your footnotes.	All sources are well documented.  Direct quotes are used in the paper.	All sources are documented.	No sources were used or sources have nothing to do with subject.
2.Two page paper	Paper is more than one page and no more than two pages in length.  Very little grammatical and spelling errors are found.  Paper answers all questions concerning the law in your scenario.	Paper is more than one page and no more than two pages in length.  Few grammatical and spelling errors are found.  Paper indicates what is and ins not legal concerning your scenario.	Paper is more than one page and more than two pages in length.  Few grammatical and spelling errors are found.  Paper hardly indicates what is and is not legal concerning your scenario	Paper is less than one page or more than two pages in length.  Several grammatical and spelling errors are found.  Paper hardly indicates what is and is not legal concerning CD burning.	Paper is less than one page in length.  Several grammatical and spelling errors are found.  Paper does indicate what is and is not legal concerning CD burning or has nothing to do with the subject.
3. Presentation	Stays within 4 to 6 minutes in length. The presentation is well versed.  Extra effort was taken to include the audience in the presentation.  Added audio and visual aids will be noted.	Stays within 6 to 4 minutes in length. The presentation is well versed.  Extra effort was taken to include the audience in the presentation.	Stays within 6 to 4 minutes in length. The presentation is well versed.	The presentation is well versed but goes over 6 minutes or under 4.	The presentation is less than 4 minutes in length. The presentation is not well versed and includes or contains thing that have nothing to do with the project.

 The Resource Guide  

Resource	Type	Location	Information provided
Copyright Contract	Contract	At the beginning of Program loading.	What you agreed to.
Web Site	Official US website for Copyright Laws	http://www.loc.gov/copyright/	All issues concerning Copyright Laws
Encyclopedia	Recourse	Encarta CD ROM	Basic information on Copyright Laws
Digital Copyright by Jessica Litman	Book	Library	Information on Copyright Laws and computers
Special Interest Web Sites	Periodicals that cater to certain things of interest.	They can be found through search engines.  www.msn.com, www.google.com, www.yahoo.com. (i.e. www.gnttype.org)	Contains ample information on the subject of Copyright Laws

Here are some important things to check out.

 The Think Sheet  

1.  What do you accept when you load a program on your computer?

2.  What are the copyright laws?  Are they the same around the world?

3.  What was the problem with Napster®?

4.  Does selling or not selling what you copy make a difference? 

 The Job Aid  

Inserting Pictures

There is always more than one way to do things on the computer.  Here is three ways to put a picture in you document

The First way is:

1. Once you have typed you paper.  Move your cursor to where you want the picture.  Then go to then insert menu, then picture, then click on clip art.
2. In the search box type what picture you are looking for then click search.
3. Select the picture you want and double click on it.

The Second way is:

1. . This way is if you already have a picture saved some were. 
2. Once you have typed you paper.  Move your cursor to where you want the picture.  Then go to then insert menu, then picture, then click on From File.
3. Select the drive your picture is on the select the picture and the click insert

The Third is:

1. This way is done buy having both the Internet open and you Word document.
2. Find the Picture you want and right click your mouse and select copy.
3. Switch over you Word document, right click where you want the picture and select past.