I am using this image without asking the author for any permission to do so. I do not have any concerns about copyright or Fair Use, either. I'm posting it on the web for the entire world to see. I don't worry about using this image because it is free for me to use under what is known as Creative Commons Attribution licensing.Creative Commons is an organization that works with people who want to allow their work to be used by others. Creative Commons licenses allow the author of the work to control how their work can be used by others rather than having people wonder, worry, and/or question whether or not they are violating copyright or Fair Use by using the work.
The following video gives a nice overview of Creative Commons.
The presentation below illustrates how Creative Commons can be used in your classroom. Jessica Cotes has licensed her presentation with a CreativeCommons-Attribution license. This license allows me to add this video to my blog as long as I attribute her as the author.
Where to go from here?
Become familiar with Creative Commons and the Licenses.
Teach the concept to your students. By the way, I would be happy to come into your classroom and teach this to your students along with you!
Use Creative Commons licensed materials in your curriculum. Here is a list of sites where you and your students can use as resources.
- Flickr (Images)
- Copyright Friendly Wiki (Images and audio)
- Mod Films (video, but look for the references to CC licensing)
- OWL (audio, most have CC licenses)
- ccMixter (Mixes you can use!)
Please let me know if you find other sites that use Creative Commons Licensing!
