Many of these solutions are tried and true lesson plans converted into digital form. This article considers intellectual property from two perspectives. First, when the product is a reproduction of another's work. The latter will receive more attention. Technology is promoting collaborative efforts.
Teachers can hop on line and draw from national and local resource banks.
They can use instructional forums to generate new lessons. Teachers' sharing intellectual work is not novel, but the changing demands of public education puts this collaborative work into a new light. Education reform may change the economic value of tried and true lesson plans. Charter schools and school choice programs are effective partly because they make the traditional school system compete for the student dollars. Where the child goes, so does his per pupil allocation.