Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Thing #23 Creative Commons

This statement is taken from http://misd23things.blogspot.com/2008/05/about-learning-20-23-things.html. 
"The Learning 2.0 - 23 Things program is based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers, Technology Director at the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Public Library system, with the support and assitance of several staff. Helene's program was loosely based upon Stephen Abram's article, 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006) and the website 43Things."
As an Elementary Technology Facilitator I regularly see teachers struggle with what they can and can't do material they find online. I can encourage them to look for the Creative Commons symbols when they are selecting media files for classroom use. More importantly though, I can help them to understand what the symbols mean and to clarify some of the confusion surrounding copyright and the Public Domain. 

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