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Great explanation of creative commons (copy right) about half...

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:07:51 GMT

Great explanation of creative commons (copy right) about half way through. I know may teachers on TpT use this and more may want to after this explanation.

artdoesmatter:

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Copyright Q and A Nice interactive for kids to learn about...

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:42:00 GMT

Copyright Q and A

Nice interactive for kids to learn about copyright.

#elemchat #spedchat #copyright

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“Imagery” - Challenge #5

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:32:00 GMT

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Images make the blog. A good image often says more than the carefully crafted words the writer has used to convey their message.

I know of (and use) various ways to present images in blogs; however, I only recently realised that I haven’t always demonstrated best practice in regards to publishing images on A Relief Teacher’s Journey.

Learning about Creative Commons

In December 2010, I engaged in some wide-reading about Creative Commons copyright regulations, and quickly changed my blogging practice in response.

After I belatedly realised that my past use of images hadn’t been strictly legal, I made a conscious effort to use legally available images (from Flickr CC) to represent / support my blog posts. Over the next few months, I will revise some of my older posts to ensure their compliance with the copyright regulations which (do actually) apply to the Internet!

Flickr CC Image: 'Rodeo Beach - Marin Headlands'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28027240@N00/4085330908

So, where to from here?

I’m not going to write a lengthy post about Creative Commons, nor am I going to present a series of tips for the effective use of CC images, sounds, etc. in blog posts. I know for a fact that others can do this better than I can, and many already have – see Sue Waters’ excellent “how to” post: Enhancing Blog Posts with Images.

No, I think I’ll provide a few handy links for ‘creative commons savvy’ educators, and publish a few of my PhotoStory™ presentations (2008-2009) which demonstrate the power of images for telling a story.

Let me know what you think.

My Diigo Links – CC Resources

@2sparkley – Creative Commons Livebinders
Sitepoint.com – Places to Find Creative Commons Media
The Whiteboard Blog – Creative Commons Images and Audio
FlickrCC – Flickr Creative Commons Search

PhotoStory Presentations – Crusin’ (http://youtube.com/mgraffin)

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ARTISTSERVER: A Web Site WITH More Then 9000 Free Songs

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Greetings,

ARTISTSSERVER is another web site where musicians can make their music available to anyone at no cost.

ARTISTSSERVER is a web site focusing on undiscovered and indie musicians and providing them with a place to showcase (and give away) their music. According to site information, there are more then 7000 music makers registered on the site, [...]

FlickrCC is a website where you can find creative commons images...

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:47:00 GMT

FlickrCC is a website where you can find creative commons images to use online without worrying about copyright violations. These images are free to use. Just type in what you are looking for and click. Pretty easy.

This find via The Whiteboard Blog

Creative Commons High Resolution Images on Flickr

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:05:50 GMT

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Wylio is a site to find creative commons photos for your blog...

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:06:00 GMT

Wylio is a site to find creative commons photos for your blog and your classroom that delivers the images at lightning speed (or maybe just pretty fast). Students can easily use this when they are in need of a photo for a project or presentation.

This find is via Larry Ferlazzo.

The Googal In Google… Google Can Do That? Part One

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:46:12 GMT

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What a great week to explore the multiple faces of Google! I welcome you to investigate and share this post with others. While this first post isn’t quite a googal, it should be enough information to keep everyone satisfied until the next post comes along. Please take a moment to follow me on twitter (@mjgormans), I will follow back and we can learn a googal from each other! Also, please pass this post on to others and take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email! Now take a moment to explore a Googal in Google! – Mike

It was many years ago that I was introduced to the internet search engine. It amazed me that a website could search through the entire web and pull up web pages from my keywords. While I got my start with Altavista, I soon found myself excited by both the simplicity and complexity provided by Google. Wikipedia defines Googal as “the large number 10100, that is, the digit 1 followed by one hundred zeros in decimal representation. The term was coined in 1938 by Milton Sirotta (1929–1980), nephew of American mathematician Edward Kasner, when he was nine years old”. The people at Google understood the meaning Googal would bring. In fact new words have appeared in the English language such as googled, googling, googler, and possibly even googlist.

In this Blog Posting I would like to investigate a small portion of the new Googal that is found in Google. Most people are aware of Google Docs, Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Flickr,Google You Tube and the Google Search Engine. It is amazing to explore some of the lesser known areas, beta projects, experiments in the making, and those too new for the (googal) of people to have found yet. Let’s explore!

Google Options – Wonder Wheel and Timeline

First, let’s look at the Google Search Engine itself. Have you ever clicked on that Show Options Button? If you have not done it lately, now is the time. Click on the Show Options Buttonunder the search and you will see a bunch of options. One of the neatest options introduced in May of 2009 is the Wonder Wheel. When it is clicked, users get a graphical display of their search. A great way for students to expand search terms! Directly to the right on the results page are websites related to the wheel. Click on a spoke of the wheel and you get a new wheel and new links related to that spoke.

While in the options menu check out the Timeline Option. This can can be a neat educational tool. Type in iPod and you will get a timeline of significant events in the iPod’s history. Feel free to explore the option window and also notice you can Hide Options at anytime.

Google Squared

Another new tool released in the Spring of 2009 is Google Squared (just type inwww.google.com/squared in your browser). Google describes this tool as a way to collect multiple facts on a subject from the web. Google Squared then presents them in an organized collection, similar to a spreadsheet. You can even customize and export results to Excel. Best of all, for students, it even includes pictures. Read more about it at Google’s Blog.

Google News Timeline

Are your students following a news event? How about looking at an event in history? Then a new service from Google called Google News Timeline is a great resource. Google describes this service as a web application that easily organizes search results by date. Google puts the news events in a graphical timeline filled with links and pictures. Data sources include recent and historical news, scanned newspapers and magazines, blog posts, sports scores, and even information relating to current media, such as music, albums, and movies. Check out the capabilities as described in the Google Information Site. Take a moment to view the example below that displays how students can even find primary sources in news history using Google News Timeline.

Google Images – More Options with Similar Images and Creative Commons

While students have access to images under ”fair use guidelines “ there are still limits to usage. This is especially true if projects are to be shared online. Also, educators may have the need to share an image on the web via school web page, blog, or wiki. This is where the ability to use pictures created under “creative commons” comes in handy. Check out this Google July 2009 Blog that explains new features in the advanced settings for image filters. It is a great way to use images others have created, and still stay within copyright. Google has also introduced Similar Images Search. First, search for a picture , next use Similar Images Search to find more pictures that compliment the original search. Also be sure to note that there is a safe search option in Google. It should be set on the strict filtering option when using Google Images and even for a regular Google Web Search in the classroom.

Google Listen

Want to get more use out of your portable devices ? In August of 2009 Google released Google Listen. Google describes it as ” getting more power from your Android-powered device”. Google Listen allows you to search, subscribe, download and stream. The user can determine what to listen to by subscribing to programs and using search words. Google Listen will take this user information and create a personalized audio-magazine. At this time, Google Listen is indexing thousands of popular English-only audio sources. Check out the fact sheet and try a download.

Google Sets

Although Google Sets has been around a few years it is a little known product that can be fun to use. Google Sets was one of the very first applications produced by Google Labs. This awesome little search tool allows the user to automatically create sets of items from just a few examples. These user made sets identify related items on the web. Predict relationships between words and construct either large sets or small sets. It is a great tool for brainstorming, seeing relationships, or just figuring out what is missing. It is a surprisingly intuitive interface, one that will have you attempting to see if it knows what you are thinking. On a recent exploration I entered lions, panthers, bears and was given a set of mammals. However, when I entered Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers I was shown a set of NFL Teams. It even knows the Seven Dwarfs from motion picture, Snow White!

While I did not supply a googal of information, I do hope you are now more familiar with a little bit more of the googal of resources found in Google. As you explore the website I am sure you will continue to find even more ways to connect Google with today’s digital learner. Please reply to add ideas! I am excited to share in upcoming posts a google of information on Google, or is it googal? Please visit me on my wiki as I continue to promote the use of free and inexpensive resources at http://21centuryedtech.wikispaces.com/, and enjoy googling! – Mike

Creative Commons

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:26:00 GMT

Creative Commons is a term used to describe what permissions a person/educator has for using other people's content. It is seen a lot when dealing w/ pictures but also applies to other types of media as well.

Here is a great slide show detailing the use of "creative commons".

Creative Commons: What every Educator needs to know

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Sprixi – free image search

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:40:06 GMT

I am always looking for images to use in my blog, or to embed in presentations. The problem is, it’s often difficult to know whether or not images are copyrighted. That’s where Sprixi comes in. Any searches on Sprixi return a set of results which are public domain and commercial-friendly Creative Commons licences. In other [...]