Creative Commons

Copyright is an idea that we need to continue to be thinking about and talking about.

I find it amazing to still find teachers who react with surprise when I tell them that:

1. They do not own any materials they produce for their classroom when they are at school.
2. They do own any materials they produce for their classroom at home.
3. Their students own all of the assignments they produce. (You should be securing students' permission prior to displaying their work at open houses!)
4. They are probably violating copyright when they show a video in class.

Many educators are beginning to assign Creative Commons licenses to their work. This is a really great short video to introduce you and your students to CC licensing: