The Educator’s Guide to the Creative Commons
December 16, 2008
How can you legally use copyrighted material in your class? Or can you do it at all? What if a student turns in a project that a copyrighted photo, or a video with a copyrighted song as the soundtrack? Are you supposed to call the FBI?
Copyright is confusing. Fortunately, you can spare yourself the headaches by taking advantage of the smorgasbord of material that’s licensed for educational/not-for-profit use at Creative Commons. You can learn how to use this marvelous tool over at Drape’s Takes in the blog post, The Educator’s Guide to the Creative Commons. Tech curriculum specialist Darren Draper breaks down copyright rules, talks about the stuff available for use, and best of all, teaching your students how to use Creative Commons, too. This is an essential guide to navigating the ins and outs of copyright, and how you can put CC licensed material to use in your classroom. -BILL FERRIS
The Educator’s Guide to the Creative Commons
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