This week looked at copyright as it applies to classroom applications. Teachers are increasingly using technology and online applications in their classroom which makes familiarity with copyright and online professionalism essential. For example, a blog can be set up for classroom use (perhaps in order to share resources with the students) and if the teacher isn't careful, he could violate a copyright by sharing images or videos without properly citing them. Many educational materials are available under the Creative Commons (CC) license which is a public copyright used for works that are intended to be shared and or modified. Different levels of CC licenses exists specifying the ways in which a given material may be legally used. It is important to check the license before altering a material in any way. There are several media sites that CC material can be found, including Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, and the Petrucci Music Library.
Hi Gordon! Your blog is coming along! I wanted to remind you that I'm expecting to see weekly posts, documenting your Genius Hour research and reflecting on how you could adapt some of our classroom activities for your own class. You can check the "Closing Activity" section of each weekly module for more detailed criteria. :)
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