Thing # 23 Creative Commons

Below is an example of how the 23 Things was taken from another source and modified for the technology class at APSU:

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Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachersis based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things, a staff development program for theMesquite Independent School District. That program was based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers and adapted by the California School Library Association and others. Content and style for Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers has been borrowed and duplicated with permission, under a Creative Commons License.

One thing that students struggle with is understating that plagiarism is wrong. Though I do not teach english, I have helped a few students with papers and in-text citations, and wow. The really need as much help as they can get. Creative Commons could help students realize how important crediting the source of information is. In a classroom you could have students create something of their own, and decide how they want others to be able to use and distribute the material. Setting these limitations may help students understand the importance of creative commons, and be more likely to carefully use materials the way they were meant to be used in the future.