All of the following information was taken from the following web site:
Education World <www.education-world.com>
Education World, the Educator's Complete Resource Guide to the Internet, offers
education professionals, parents, students, and administrators a place where
they can start each day to find the lesson plans and research materials they
are looking for. This site is updated daily with fresh new lesson plans and
curriculum ideas, articles on issues that are of interest to educators, parents,
and students, and much more.
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Software is copyrighted upon creation. The only public domain software
currently available is software that the owner has expressly relinquished
to the public domain. Such software is usually clearly labeled.
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Freeware is not public domain. You may make copies and distribute the
software, but you are not allowed to make money from the distribution of
the software. You are allowed to modify and change the program, but you
may not profit by selling the changes you have made.
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Shareware is not free. You are allowed to test it for a period of time
and are expected to pay for it if you continue to use the software. You
are not allowed to alter the software. You may distribute copies of the
software, but the original and backup may not be used at the same time.
SCHOOL USE
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A teacher may install a personal commercial software program on a
single classroom computer (in addition to your home computer) for limited
personal use or for use with your students if your school district allows
this. NISD does not allow teachers to do this.
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A teacher may copy software licensed to your school or district for
limited job related use at home.
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Shareware should not be installed for extended periods of time on school
computers without paying. NISD does not want shareware on the computers
unless there is a curriculum need for the software.
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Teachers should not share personal software with other teachers.
- Teachers and students may download plugins needed to run applications
from the web.