Creative Commons and Fair use
Have you noticed the CC logo on any websites you visit? Did you wonder what it meant?
I have to be perfectly honest when I say that I have never noticed a website with the CC logo. I was wondering, however, when I began this task what exactly Creative Commons was. I also was not aware of the change in Fair Use and how flexible it has become.
Do you think CC will impact the way students learn and create projects? How?
I think the CC will definately impact the way students learn and create projects. I think it opens things up to acquire real world contexts that appeal to the student as well as pull in their experiences in a way that allows them to make meaning and connection with the material. Students can identify with images that are from their world outside the classroom and use those items as well in their own projects to redeliver or illustrate points in their own individual work.
Do you use digital images, audio or video clips from the web in your teaching (or professional practice)?
The teachers I work with have used digital images and video clips from the web in their teaching. Most of the videos used were from educational sites for educational purposes. Many of the videos they have used were from United Streaming or other educational websites. However, I am excited to see how they will use video clips and digital images in new ways when we discuss Creative Commons.
Do you ever share content on the web? I have not shared any content on the web, however, I have shared pictures over email and reviewed pictures from albums that friends have shared with me on snapfish.com and other photo sharing sites.
Who owns your teaching materials?
I am not positive, however, unless I copyright them, they can be used by anyone without credit to me. Am I right?? :)
What are some potential negatives for using CC?
I think that perhaps some people may use the CC and not truly follow the intended purpose of the CC. Perhaps a better way to illustrate my point is to look at the website http://copyrightconfusion.wikispaces.com/ObamaHope which points out that there is not one given fair use checklist to use for fair use. It leaves a lot up to the discretion of the creator of whether it is fair use or not. It creates a line of gray.
I agree. A lot of the CC process and evaluation is subjective. I like having that freedom, but at the same time the freedom I like could get one of my images used in a way that I would not like.
ReplyDeleteWho owns your teaching materials?
ReplyDeleteI am not positive, however, unless I copyright them, they can be used by anyone without credit to me. Am I right?? :)
The way I look at it, if they're created on Barrow equipment and on Barrow time while you're under contract, then Barrow actually owns them. At least that is my reasoning for how I look at what I create. I also am trying to make sure that I license my work CC so that anyone can benefit from what I create. The sum of the parts is greater than the whole in my eyes. I use so much CC licensed content when creating anything these days that I couldn't function without it. It has most definitely made my job easier, and I learn so much from the work of others.