If you have never heard of
Creative Commons then you have to watch this video especially if you are an educator, parent or parent-educator
(my fancy way to say homeschooler). The title is Wanna
Work Together? and was produced by our friends at CreativeCommons.com. This
site offers a free copy right license that allows the copyright to be
individualized to meet the needs and desires of what you want to do with your
creations! I know many times I have not publically shared photos, slideshows
and other materials I have created because of the fear someone would steal my
idea and claim it to be their own. But wait, there is a flip side to this.
As parents and educators, we
move around fellow parents and educators who are always creating, discussing or
dreaming of ways to make things more productive, effective or appealing. Now be
honest, how many times have you and a group been talking about an issue that
led directly to a solution? Creative Commons provides educators with resources
and materials in a public domain free to use and that can be modify. Many times
I have found the perfect form or template if only I could change one thing to
customize it for my needs. And what educator does not like resources? This, my
friends, it a new and free version of those teacher resource sites that charge
or require a membership. It is also a place to share your creation, someone
adds to it, another modifies it and you now have that an enhanced version of
your original. This is what educators and parents do all the time. Now it is in
the digital realm of our lives.
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