Creative+Commons

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Students and teachers alike are often very quick to borrow images and other material from the World Wide Web without giving acknowledgment or proper bibliographic representation. Secondly, people are often remiss in verifying that the material is protected by copyright.

We have a number of recommendations to help teacher exemplify best practices in this regard. 1. in small type, acknowledge every image or other material retrieved from the WWW. 2. Google advanced search offers a "by use" option. 3. use [|http://Flickr.com] and under the advanced settings, chose imagery with Creative Commons licensing. 4. check out [] which offers thousands of images that can be used. Some are "premium" and require purchase, but most are not. 5. All school boards in Ontario, through OSAPAC and the Ministry of Education can get copies of the CD entitled "Canadian Clip Art Collection" 6. There is also free sites for downloading music (without lyrics) for background and ambiance in podcasts, not to put on-line. The site is at[|http://freeplaymusic.com] 7. Podcasters are often looking for sound effects for free. Check out []. Once again, they are not all free, but there is a good base to start from. 8. To better understand the concept of Creative Commons, teachers should check out their website. [] (Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that increases sharing and improves collaboration.)

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