Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Creative Commons Lab

**I had to change my image since the Lansing Capital Building image was not allowed to be downloaded.
Photo Attribution
Original image: "The mascot pup after a bath in 1943"
Image Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/australian-war-memorial/3526345203/
By: Ronald Keith Monro
License URL: http://www.awm.gov.au/about/copyright/index.asp




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Photo Attribution
Original image: "Michigan State Capital"
Image URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/larrythebiker/47034025/
By: Larry the Biker

License URL: http://www.flickr.com/help/general/#147

I use images in my classroom all the time. Just today we read a book about tap dancing and most of my students have not seen this before. I shared both images from my Google search and videos from You Tube. Students then asked if they could have them put up on our classroom sites so they could view them at home. The copyright of these are important to know since I was sharing them with my class and then they might be sharing these with others.
I would use this image in my classroom since we are currently learning about the Michigan government. Most students have not traveled outside of the town they currently live in and would be interested to see what an actual capital building looks like. I could use this image to compare and contrast how the city town hall looks in the area which the students go to school at compared to the Lansing State Capital. It would be important to share with the students that I did not take this photo since credit is due to the correct person. I would share the cite of this image with them so they understand more about citing and the responsibility with it.

From cep 810
From cep 810

2 comments:

  1. You are so right - it's never too early to instruct students on the fine art of citing images. A lot of my 5th graders just copy and past the Google search url on to the reference page. Getting them to cite anything properly is a up hill battle. They are in the process of writing an Indian report for social studies - so the next couple of weeks should be interesting. Your puppy is so adorable! S/he looks so soft and cuddly What breed? I like to use images from NASA and Pics4Learning with my students as well as my own personal ones. Pics4Learning is a FREE copyright free image resource for teachers. When you have a few minutes, you may want to check it out. URL ~ http://www.pics4learning.com/

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  2. My puppy is a Maltese Pomeranian and about 6 months old. She for sure makes the house more lively. I checked out the url you suggested and am very interesting in when I have a free moment playing around more on it to become more comfortable with it.

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