Archive for November 26, 2008

Thing 10

Creative Commons was something I never knew existed.  I have seen the little “c” marks on products I have purchased before, but honestly didn’t know what all of the “rights” were.  The videos on Creative Commons make so much sense.  As an artist, I love to create work that is inspired by what I have seen others do, but am always nervous about which parts are considered “inspiration” and which are considered “copying”.  My mind is much clearer now.  As a teacher, and an artist, I can just look for the symbol and know excatly what my rights are with regards to sharing, changing, or duplicating.  For my current 3rd graders, I think this will impact them more as they get older and have to do research on the internet.  For myself as an educator, I look forward to using documents, videos, etc., in a more creative way in my classroom.