FERPA rules only allow information about student performance to be shared with the student, parent, guardian, school administration, or other official sources in rare cases. Grades and information about performance should only be shared with those allowed and they should be done so securely. I knew most of what was discussed on the page about FERPA, but I did not realize that grade information should not be emailed, as that is an unsecure type of communication.
To ensure that copyright is not violated, one should look for open source materials or materials with a specific license and follow the rules of that license. The other thing that helps me as an educator is fair use policy. If things are being used for educational purposes and the heart of the work is not stolen, use is allowed.
Not all work, images, or graphics have to be original, but works should not be taken in their entirety, and if used they should be used for educational, not for profit purposes.
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