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toc =Ethics=

11 Nov 2008
Seems to be a big day for ethics. **Code of Best Practices** was rolled out and Debbie Abilock has updated Noodletools **Template for a Plagiarism Policy**. Released today is a report for a code of best practices that was developed by the National Association for Media Literacy Education, the Action Coalition for Media Education, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Visual Communication Studies Division of the International Communication Association, and the Media Education Foundation, and facilitated by Peter Jaszi and Patricia Aufderheide of American University and Renee Hobbs of Temple University.

**The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education**
This is supported by by an excellent wiki Unlocking Copyright Confusion that contains videos and supporting materials.


 * The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education** is a document that clarifies how fair use applies to the most common situations where media literacy educators make use of copyrighted materials in their work. It provides support and guidance for media literacy educators so that they can make their own reasoned and informed judgments about fair use. It addresses five areas of educational practice:

1. using copyrighted materials in media literacy lessons;

2. using copyrighted materials in creating curricula;

3. sharing curriculum materials;

4. student use of copyrighted materials in their work; and

5. developing audiences for student work. For details see the following documents http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education/

[|Template for a Plagiarism Policy]
Examples of ethics policy are provided. Focus is from a constructivist policy.