Attribution: Andrea http://www.flickr.com/photos/59284172@N05/5431066148/
My Flickr account is now protected with creative commons!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
My Own Creative Commons!
Attribution: Andrea http://www.flickr.com/photos/59284172@N05/5431066148/
My Flickr account is now protected with creative commons!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Whoops! Somehow this didn't make it on the last post, but this is the image mentioned!
Photo Attribution: By Jengod (English Wikipedia) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), GFDL (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</a>), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Photo Attribution: By Jengod (English Wikipedia) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), GFDL (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</a>), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Copyright
This week part of our lab was focused on Copyright and Creative Commons. I had never heard of Creative Commons before, but I think it's a fantastic idea! Of course some people don't want to share their photos or music, but some people are looking to collaborate with others. The fact that this is an option is great for many in the music industry. One of my favorite artists right now is Girl Talk, he is a guy who doesn't make his own music, but mash-ups of other songs. And then he puts entire albums on his website that we can download for free. I'm assuming since he's allowed to do this many of the songs he uses are protected under creative commons. I also think the idea of creative commons is pertinent to teachers, because often videos or pictures from the internet are used in classrooms. As an educator I should know my rights when I use information from the internet. If I want to use a map of Michigan in a geography lesson and show how Michigan became the shape it is, I can use this map under Creative Commons. 
Page URL:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michigan-territory-1836.png File URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Michigan-territory-1836.png Attribution: By Jengod (English Wikipedia) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), GFDL (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</a>), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Page URL:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michigan-territory-1836.png File URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Michigan-territory-1836.png Attribution: By Jengod (English Wikipedia) [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), GFDL (<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html" class="external free" rel="nofollow">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</a>), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC-BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Monday, February 7, 2011
I never, ever thought I would get a twitter, even after both of my roommates raved about how much they love it. And through this course I was forced to make my very own twitter, and face the ridicule of my roommates. So far I have absolutely loved it. (but don't tell anyone!) I have enjoyed it, but as of right now I do not see it as a helpful or useful resource. Hopefully by the end of the semester this class will change my mind, but right now I'm having troubling seeing it used educationally.
Weebly
One of our first assignments for CEP 416 was to try out a few different website creators. The google application was simple to use, but I was not a fan of the finished product. The site I published didn't look professional. So then I went on to the next website, and this was weebly. From the instant I started I loved this application. Everything about it was simple and looked like I had taken hours to make an online portfolio website.
I decided to go with weebly for the rest of the semester, not only because it looks great, but also I can see myself using this in the future. Because the website is so easy to use I think it will be a great classroom resource. I can use it to connect with parents, show everyone the classroom schedule and put resources for parents to use at home on my classroom site. Overall I see this application as a tool I can't wait to use in the future!
I decided to go with weebly for the rest of the semester, not only because it looks great, but also I can see myself using this in the future. Because the website is so easy to use I think it will be a great classroom resource. I can use it to connect with parents, show everyone the classroom schedule and put resources for parents to use at home on my classroom site. Overall I see this application as a tool I can't wait to use in the future!
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