I really like the video "A Fair(y) Use Tale". This was a fun way to get everyone's attention by using these Disney clips and explaining the copyright laws. I liked the dramatic way they discussed that fair use is a lifetime plus 70 years. The gasping of the characters was cute and funny but it did help make the point. I wonder if my teachers' would actually pay attention to this copyright video for the mere 9 minutes it takes to view it?!
We teach so much about copyright (even though no one really listens), but we don't ever emphasize about how to share what we have made and let others use it. The Creative Commons site is an important one to share because our work is just as important as anyone else's. Our ideas count too!
I did notice early on that while our 23 things was taken from Mesquite and Spring ISDs, ours would not have been exactly alike. For example, our course was changed to allow us to look at our librarian site "Librarian's Rock Wiki" in Thing #17. Also at the beginning of our instructions, it was noted that these directions were for Rockwall ISD librarians and how credit would be given and the time frame.
I will definitely share this with my teachers and students. Again, if they had the idea to create something, and want to share it, they should protect themselves with a Creative Commons license.
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