What is a Creative Commons:

     Founded in 2001, Creative Commons is a nonprofit company whose mission is to assist people world wide in the proces of sharing their own work and building upon the work of others. By providing free CC licenses, the organization provides an opportunity for us and our students to use copyright friendly images, texts, music and more ethically. Creative Commons is a resource that has expanded and significantly since its inception, and is embedded in many places throughout the web in various search engines and more.

 

Instructional Strategies:

 

 

Lesson Examples:

 

Help Sheets:

This PDF, published by Creative Commons: Australia, was created specifically for schools. It is quite informative.

An Inpsiration document  with many resources and links; for use with teachers and/or students. Approriate for professional development.

A Word document compiled by Cindy Loehr (in her opinion)  of "The Best of Cretive Commons" from early 2008.

Online Resources:

To go directly to the site and learn more:

1.  

2. Creative Commons Website
3. The history of Creative Commons

You can search google, Yahoo, Flickr, Owl Music Search SpinXpress and Blip.TV through Creative Commons search engine.

(Note that Blip. TV is blocked in our district.)

 

Image Searching:

• Many of our district employees have used FlickrStorm's advanced search successfully for Creative Commons friendly images.

(Be sure to click on the advanced tab to bring up the Creative Commons drop down menu.)

• Flickr also has a page designated specifically for images whose owners have designated their images with a CC license.

 

For a comprehenisve database of Creative Commons organizations and projects that support CC licensing. This is an awesome resource

with links to many websites, all CC friendly!

 

Articles and Readings:

Intellectual Property 'Theft': Not Just for Disney Anymore

Copyright Critics Rationalize Theft (An article in the Wall Street Journal; opposing viewpoint to Creative Commons)

30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media

 

People Resouces:

Cindy Loehr