Countries of the World
Research Project

Use The Big Six Research Model
 to stay on track while you research.

About Copyright Law
n       Copyright is protection given to the "intellectual works" of authors, artists, musicians.
       n       You need permission to use someone else's work.
n       It’s the law!

You cannot
Copy someone else's work, give away copies of someone else's work,
Perform someone else's work- play, film, dance or music, etc.,   
display someone else's work in public, or create “derivative works”- that means copying your work into another media-example-to write  a movie screenplay based on someone else's story.

Copyright Vocabulary
Non-tangible works: 
Copyright Law protects non-tangible things—things that you cannot “touch”--
such as your words. poems, stories, computer software, games, music, illustrations or Art
or web pages

n     Works in the Public Domain can be used without permission.
You must give credit to the author or artist.
n      Fair Use allows you to use a small portion of copyrighted work,
usually for nonprofit or educational purposes.  You cannot make money using
 a part of someone else's work.  How much is a small portion?
n      Film clips---3 minutes
n      Text or words---1,000 words
n      Music…30 seconds only!!!!
n      Attribution means to give someone credit.
Always include a bibliography with your report or project.
Go here to find High Point's bibliography format.

About Clip-Art
n    It is Illegal to take graphics and images off other web pages without permission.
n      ALWAYS read all information on FREE clip arts sites.  Some FREE clip art sites require
that you give credit by copying and pasting a statement or that you do not alter
the clip art. 

WARNING- IF YOU DO NOT SEE THE © SIGN, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU CAN USE
SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK--ALL WORKS ARE AUTOMATICALLY COPYRIGHTED!

Library Databases
See Mrs. Langr or Ms. Moultrie for passwords for the databases below.

Web Pages

Students of the World

 InfoPlease.com

 CIA Factbook

     www.geographic.org

En Francais:

French Wikipedia

Ahibo.com

French at a Touch

BBC

How to Use Microsoft Front Page to Create a Web Page:
Go to programs at the bottom right side of the screen to Front page or Office to Front Page.

On the right, select "new page or web".

Choose "blank page".

Type your text or copy and paste text.  Change fonts, underline, italacize, justify to
right, left or center using the tool bar.  Change the color of the front by selecting the arrow
down next to the largest "A" on the tool bar.

To save your page (IMPORTANT)
        Go to file--save as--type the name of your page (no spaces between letters)
        followed by  .htm
        To distinguish your page from another student's, include your name and the country
        when you name the page
        For example, you may name your page:
        juanhaiti.htm
        Make sure to save your updated page frequently.

To add clip art:
        Move cursor to the spot on the page where you want the graphic or image.
        Select "insert" at the top of the screen
        Scroll down to picture and over to "clip art"
        Type your search term on the line
        Click on the image--it will appear on the page
        Resize by dragging the arrows on the corners
        To move the image, Click until you see a cross and drag with the mouse.

To link text or an image to a web site:
        Type the word or insert the image you want to link
        Highlight the text or image
        Select globe w/chain icon at the top of the screen
        Type the address you want to link to on the line.  Type the entire address--beginning with
        http:
        click "ok"
        To check to see if you're linked--hold shift key down while selecting image or text-
        the page should appear. 
        To close the web, select the "x" on the page.

Web Page Rubric: Francophone Website