Tuesday, March 8, 2011

March 10. Digital Stories Part 3 - Creative Commons

What: We learned about creative commons

So What:  Creative Commons is important for a lot of different reasons.  It allows people who create things to put restrictions and give criteria for how their property is used.  This is important because it allows everyday people to be able to protect their ideas.  The internet makes it so easy to look up different pieces of information and sometimes people take things that aren't there's and claim it as their own.

Now What:  As a teacher I will use this when I create things for my classroom.  I want to be able to have a say on where or when the material I come up with is used, and I think credit should be given where credit is due.  I wouldn't want any one taking my ideas and calling them their own, and I won't do that to others.