This is one of the best class activities that I've ever done. I'm not just sucking up...I'm serious. I know for a fact that I have messed up the use of digital media before - likely several times in this class. It is simply because I'm ignorant to all of the rules. Now, with a score of 80% on the quiz it may seem that I'm not all that good with copyright knowledge still, but I can promise you that I am. I can't wait to be on top of my game with digital media and making sure I do things right.
I have noticed CC stuff all over this class. I wish at this point that I had tried a little harder to look into it, but I will from now on. It is something that I want to make sure my students pay attention to it. It is unlikely freshmen will care a lot about these rules, but as long as they get some input from me and other teachers, eventually they will get the idea that there is an ethical way of using shared media.
Sharing is something that I don't intentionally do. I have my stuff out there on the web, but I never really worried about other using it. That said, I should make a point letting people know that my stuff is out there for them to use and share. Now, most of my content is not great (or even adequate), but I think there are a few out there that might want to use what I have. With CC, I could make those apprehensive about taking feel better about taking and making it their own.
I think CC is something that Google should build into their IMAGES section. It seems that it would be easy for them to differentiate CC content and non-CC content. This would allow for people to work even more seamlessly from one thing to the next. It would certainly make sharing my work easier.
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