CREATIVE COMMONS

An essential part of instruction in any class that requires students writing is learning how to cite sources and write a bibliography. However, when using technology to make presentations, blogs, websites, etc. students (and teachers) may fail to cite their sources, simply dragging images from Google onto their work. Today we talked about Creative Commons and the tendency for students and teachers to use a lot of material that is not theirs to use. It is important to pay attention to copyright licensing, use images that are available for public use and to include proper citations. Perhaps even better is assigning projects that encourage students to create original work.

Here is a useful flowchart, which was created by Pia Bijkerk, Erin Loechner and Yvette van Boven, that can help determine whether or not an image should be used.

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