Thing #10

Creative Commons is one of those things that as soon as you hear about it, you wonder "why didn't I think of that and become famous?" It will definitely impact the educational world because now we know who doesn't mind us using their work and who wants us to gain permission 1st. I have used pictures and video clips in my classroom from sites that were referred to me by the library. Now that I know about the websites that collect information for this specific purpose, I can use those to search the next time. I can also refer these sites to my students when they are working on projects. I can let them know that they will not have to ask about the author's permission as long as the Creative Commons license permits it. I also learned about fair use with regards to transformativeness. I always assumed that if I used material that belonged to someone, that I could not publish it publicly because I would need to make sure that I had permission to do so. Now that I know that if I have transformed the work, I can publish it as long as I make sure to cite the original author.