Creative Commons: What Every Educator Needs to Know

This week, my K-12 Online Conference presentation on Creative Commons goes public. For late night readers, I'm embedding the video here, a few hours in advance of its official launch.

I'm grateful that this presentation follows on the heals of Dean Shareski's pre-conference keynote, Sharing: the Moral Imperative. My related purpose, is to demonstrate ways that educators can model the appropriate use of CC licensed materials, and to highlight how creators from around the world are benefiting from 'intentional' sharing.

Description:
"Creative Commons may be the most powerful mechanism for media development you've never heard of. Worldwide, creators of all ages are gaining access to millions of free images, audio files, video elements, and written materials, and are using these to create their own unique products. No matter what you teach, you need to know about Creative Commons!"



CC Resources by Rodd Lucier:
Creative Commons: What Every Educator Needs to Know (slidedeck)
Creative Commons in the Classroom (free e-book)
Creative Commons Collaboration (blog post)
Creative Commons Chaos (CC media sources)

Other CC Resources:
A Shared Culture (video)
Building on the Past (video)
Sharing Creative Works (slidedeck)
Wanna Work Together? (video)
Choose a CC License for Your Own Work (CC tool)

As I continue to publicize stories of how students and teaches are leveraging Creative Commons in the Classroom, I'd be grateful for any questions, comments, or exemplary uses that you'd be willing to share...

The Conference that Never Ends

Have you ever attended K-12 Online Conference? Since its inception in 2006, the event has hosted a wide range of professional development sessions including presentations on video, and live conversations. Each week a unique strand is highlighted, and with presentations being archived, the presenters never seem to age.

The K-12 Online Conference begins in earnest next week, and during mid-October, I'll be sharing a 20 minute presentation in the 'Leading the Change' strand: Creative Commons: What Every Educator Needs to Know. To whet the appetite of attendees, I've just posted this 'teaser' video to the conference Ning.



Whether or not you can join in this event synchronously with teachers from around the globe, presentations will be available for viewing in the conference archive, whenever your schedule allows.

This year, the conference kicks off with a 'pre-conference Keynote' by Dean Shareski. I hope to see you there...

Learning Then and Now

A conversational lesson from Stephen Heppel courtesy of the K-12 Online Conference.



I can't help but think that so much of education today, is a history lesson, with students and teachers stepping back into classroom 'museums', learning with 20th century tools, and decades-old strategies. What we need more than 21st century classrooms, is a willingness to recognize the need for a continuous evolution in learning.

How agile, adaptable and flexible is your neighbourhood school?

What artifacts are you leaving behind as evidence of the work you've done... either in teaching or in learning?


Old Rules: New Tools... a podcast reflection.