Answer: How can one refrain from violating FERPA and TCPA guidelines in online communication? What methods could be employed to verify that copyright is not being violated? Does copyright require that all work, images, words, and graphics must be original?
In order for a teacher to refrain from violating FERPA they should not give out personal information, such as student records or grades. In order for a teacher to refrain from violating TCPA, the should not use any automatic telephone dialing system, or an artificial or prerecorded voice, to any number assigned cellular service.
In order to make sure copyright laws are not being violated, teachers should make students aware of the laws, and credit all sources for any material they use that is copyrighted or how to reach out to the original author to ask for permission. Copyright does require that all work be original, for these rules one must see their specific licensing. Copyright can also go hand in hand with plagiarism and digital tools such turnitin.com can help a teacher verify the authenticity of student work. “Fair Use Act” allows for parts of works, images, words and graphics to be used for educational and research purposes. Students/Teachers can use the “Transformativeness” essentially a user uses copyrighted material but a) adds value or b) re-purposes for a different use which allows for a new/different audience.
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