Introduction to Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.

The Commons provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.

This printable guide provides an overview of how to use Creative Commons along with additional information regarding technical implementation on the Web.





Additional Resources

• LearnHub & Creative Commons

 

• Mozilla, Peer 2 Peer University & Creative Commons Launch OER Program for Educators

 

• Educator Guidelines: Fair Use in Media Literacy

Call for Action: One Day for One Goal

Queen Rania of Jordan gave a speech at Le Web 2009 calling for taking action in the world to bring about real-world change by moving our virtual voices and persona into reality.

Very tech-savvy herself, Queen Rania truly understands this exciting phase of the participatory web and how social networks are not just a mouthpiece for our ideas but a network that allows users to life stream our existence. The web has the potential to drive real change by making life streaming- life changing.

Rania proposes that the "Digital Darwins", those who are pushing the web's boundaries today, not only become digital activist , but use the web and its' tools to bring about real change, not just talk. She wants digital activists to utilize networking tools like Blogs, Twitter, My Space, and Facebook to help solve social problems. She specifically calls for webs' users to "unlock" the doors to education by flooding the 'net for Education for All.

Beginning April 19, 2010 Digital Darwins can commit to helping educate the world. All that is needed to do is dedicate "One Day for One Goal." Tweet, blog, or post about education, loudly all day, so leaders everywhere will have to listen. Queen Rania says, "whatever you do, do it online and do it big"

Bring virtual activism into real-world action...take action.