Thing 9 - Copyright & Creative Commons

Putting the ‘social’ into social networks allows us to freely exchange information. But with the free exchange of information comes the responsibility of how we share it, and how we give credit to the author of that information.
Watch “A Fair(y) Use Tale” and learn some history of copyright.

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To Complete Thing 9 you must:
A. Explore the resources below on educational technology and creative commons.
B. Reflect on Thing 9 on your blog. __________________________________________________

A. Explore resources

In the school library and classroom, we are often faced with the copyright challenges of when it is acceptable to copy something and how much of an item [book, website, music etc] we can copy. Faced with declining budgets and little time, we are tempted to go ahead and make the copies. But with the advent of file sharing, downloading and RSS, we must acknowledge and teach the ethics of information gathering and sharing. Creative Commons is a copyright license that allows us to choose to share our intellectual property.

This course is designed under a Creative Commons license and is an example of how one can take a piece of information or a product and re-work it to make it fit your needs. By acknowledging the original authors, they have given permission for you to share.

Explore the resources below:

Online copyright comic book developed by students at Duke University Law School

Creative Commons website

“Wanna Work Together?” YouTube video about Creative Commons

The Horizon Report: educational technology trends in higher education. "Must" reading!

B. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 9
How do you see teaching and learning changing as a result of Web 2.0? What opportunities do you see emerging? What can educators do to practice and teach ethical use of these interactive resources?