Creative Commons for K-12 Educators

For discussion in the Google Group

1. Share remixes. Discuss, give feedback and critiques, especially in regards to attributions.
2. What questions do you still have about attribution and remix? What issues did you come across?
3. For the second mission below, decide whether to work in groups, on your own, or with your students. Decide on groups in this session.
4. For those who would like to work with their students, discuss ways to incorporate this activity into existing curriculum. Is there a general unit this would fit into best? Or a unit on digital storytelling, library media, technology, multimedia creation, media literacy, or research in any field?

Your task for the next week:

(due Sunday, 6 April)

• Publish your work under a CC license following Task 4 of Teach Someone Something with Open Content, part two. You can publish on your own website, an external platform (see Task 4), or the cc4k12 blog/your own blog, but post a link to it in the blog post.*
• Bonus: Teach your work to your class and reflect on how it went on the cc4k12 blog.
• Optional: Apply for the 'Share OER' badge below.

Your project for the next 2 weeks:

(due Sunday, 13 April)

• Create or adapt an existing resource that explains what you just learned about Creative Commons (basics, finding, remixing, and sharing materials) to your students. This can be anything from a simple handout to a short video or even a webcast.

*Remember to post a link to your blog post below if you are using your own blog.

Additional resources for publishing under CC:

• CC license chooser demo by Sarah Morehouse
• Which CC license is right for me? flowchart (pdf) by CC Australia

Potential resources about CC to adapt:

• Official CC printable media, including info flyer and poster by Creative Commons
• CC info pack by CC Australia
• Videos about CC
• Slideshare presentations about CC by community members, in particular this Introduction to Creative Commons for Schools by CC New Zealand

Tools for storytelling, mash-ups, and more:

• Mozilla Webmaker has tools for teachers to create teaching kits, videos, and more. Learn how to use Popcorn, the free video creation tool, or Thimble, the free web page creation tool. Hacking Public Domain ebooks is one example of a video created by an educator. Open Gallery is one example of a web editing activity for kids based on photos.
• List of 50+ Storytelling tools
• List of other new multimedia tools
• Share your favorite tool below or on the cc4k12 blog

Apply for this badge by submitting a link to your final published work.