Creative+Commons

= Creative Commons = =What is copyright and why do students/teachers need to know about it?= More and more students and teachers are accessing web resources for their own learning and for presentations at school. Students and teachers are realizing more access to Web 2.0 tools that can allow them to submit their work online for assessment from teachers, to be integrated into collaborative or individual school projects, and for their own personal use. Social Media implies a participatory culture, which means that we can all be designers, publishers and consumers of media.

Creators of media need to know how to license their own work, and how they are legally permitted to use, modify or distribute the work of others. Although the world of copyright is quite complex, teachers must begin by becoming informed about licensing and ways to access materials legally and then share that information with students. This needs to be integrated into all aspects of information gathering and content creation from K - 12 and beyond. = = =What is Copyright?=

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Wanna Work Together?
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Getting Creative
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It a lot of information to navigate so here are the most helpful places to go:

Description of the Creative Commons Licenses [] Download the Creative Commons buttons, logos or icons. [] Have CC help you determine the license. []

[|CopyrightMatters.pdf]- Council of Ministries of Education, Canada, 2005

=Finding Content for Reuse=

Images:
Copyright Free images for use in schools [] DK Clip Art for use in schools - Dorling Kindersley [] Creative Commons www.creativecommons.org DiscoverEd [] Open Educational Resources [] Flickr [|http://flickr.com] Flickr STORM http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/ Flickr Search [|http://compfight.com] How to Find Flicker Resources you can use [] Time Magazine Photo Essays [] OSAPAC licensed software: The Canadian ClipArt Collection CBC Digital Archives []

Sounds:
Royalty Free Music with easy downloads [|http://www.purple-planet.com] Check out Jamendo on [|http://www.creativecommons.ca] [] [|http://www.freesound.org] [|http://www.soundsnap.com] (not free) Royalty Free Music [] Flash Kit-Sound FX [] Bumper Music [] Four Bees Free Music []

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