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Creative Commons was created in 2001 as a non-profit organization offering free copyright licensing. A Creative Commons license allows users to make choices about how their work is shared. Users can retain some of the rights of a traditional copyright (“all rights reserved”), and release others (“some rights reserved”). This allows for creative sharing, copying, distributing, editing, remixing, and building of content. Creative Commons states that its mission is to “help you share your knowledge and creativity with the world”, while helping to create “a balance between the reality of the Internet and the reality of copyright laws”. ( creativecommons.org)

Why is this important to educators? Teachers and students using Web 2.0 tools are creating and sharing more content than ever before. Sharing lesson plans, videos, music, projects, and more brings about the necessity for knowledge of copyright laws. Using Creative Commons allows you to choose to allow people to use and share your original work as you created it, or edit and build upon your work.

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Click on any of the links below to learn more about Creative Commons Licenses
Creative Commons.org - This is the official Creative Commons Website.

A New Tool For Schools This is an article that gives the rational for using CC in education.

7 Things You Should Know About Creative Commons This is a concise article explaining what you need to know about Creative Commons.

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Click on any of the videos below to learn more about Creative Commons Licenses
This is a short video that explains Creative Common Licenses.

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This introduction to Creative Commons includes a funny bit. The intro is in another language, but the rest is in English.

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This is another good video summary of what CC is.

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This video offers seven tools that show how to use Creative Commons.

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Test your knowledge by answering the following survey questions.
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