Thing #23

Taken from the bottom right of the 23 Things Blog:

Credits
Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers is based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things, a staff development program for the Mesquite Independent School District. That program was based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers and adapted by the California School Library Association and others. Content and style for Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers has been borrowed and duplicated with permission, under a Creative Commons License.

I've included a screen capture of the Copyright/Fair Use/Creative Commons tutorial I created for my future students.

As a teacher I will use Creative Commons not only as a resource for finding instructional materials that I can use ethically, but I will also use it to show students how to use technology ethically in their school and personal projects. Kids today are often extremely capable when it comes to online applications but they might not be aware of copyright law. I think most kids who use copyrighted works without permission don't know that they're breaking any rules. Students might not know that just because something appears in a Google search doesn't mean that it's fair game. By teaching students about Creative Commons we can show them how easy it is to find all of the text and images they need and still use them in a way that respects the wishes of the work's creator.