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Iredell - Statesville Schools Prior Approval Form – Videos/DVDs April 11, 2008

Any teacher wishing to use a video or a DVD in the classroom must complete the following form one week prior to the viewing. This applies to any materials in which a VCR or DVD player is needed. This does not apply to computer licensed materials like SAS and United Streaming.

Teacher’s Name ______School ______

Subject ______Date of Request ______Show Date ______

Title of Video/DVD ______Length ______

Summary of Content:

NCSCOS Essential Subject/Objective:

Essential Activity Plans:

The teacher will:

The student will:

What extension/modification strategies are in place for students who might not understand the concept of the movie?

Have you previewed the movie? If so, when? Rating?

Attach a copy of the lesson plan that accompanies this video.

Teacher Signature ______

Principal/Designee Approval ______

of 2 Iredell-Statesville Schools supports the reduction of the use of videos in the classrooms for the following reasons:

 The principal of the school is the instructional leader and as such has approval rights of every movie shown in the building. When presenting a movie to the principal/designee, the teacher should have all the alignment issues addressed in the proposal including where it is in the lesson plan or instructional guide.  In a high school semester block class, there are 90 minute periods as long as none are taken away for other purposes. An average movie takes more than one class period. The PLC or instructional guide would need to give reason/reflection for what % of time could be dedicated to a movie.  There is no logical rational for showing a full length R rated movie in the classroom. In elementary schools only G rated movies permitted.  Allowing students to go to the media center or another classroom if they do not want to watch the movie has no foundation for educational reason. If the movie is of value, then how does that student receive the same value?  Use of movie should be limited to clips that are directly related to the teaching objective following the fair use policy or educational movie designed to support the NCSCOS.

When choosing to show copyrighted material, it is imperative to follow the laws and regulations outlined under Fair Use and Copyright.

Fair Use states:

 A teacher or instructor is present in the classroom during the viewing of a movie.  The movie being used is a legitimate copy.  The movie is used as an essential part of the core, current curriculum being taught. The teacher should be able to show how the use of the movie contributes to the overall course study and syllabus.  If there is an FBI WARNING at the beginning, you are in violation if you are showing the movie in a public school classroom.  A requirement of fair use is the showing must take place in a classroom setting with only the enrolled students attending.  If your school has not paid Disney to show its movies in your school, you are in violation of the copyright law if you show any full length Disney movie.