Kids, Creativity, and Copyright
Not so long ago, students’ creative work was mostly set down on paper, and sharing it meant taping it to the family refrigerator. Today, students use digital tools to create music and movies, photos, graphics, slide shows, video games, and more. They then share, re-share, and comment on it all via social media. They are both creators and publishers, to a much larger degree than prior generations. In many ways, this is empowering. But it also means that kids need to understand