Creative Commons-Thing #10

Creative Commons is a significant refinement of Copyright. I've never really noticed it on a website before, but I often wondered about using others' content from the web, and how that would work. Now I know. I am really excited about OER and the possibilities of using it to enrich lessons with students. The face of education is truly changing, driven by technology. Up to this point, I have not shared information from the web in any of my presentations, largely because I wasn't sure how ownership of materials worked for Web content. The significant concern I have about Creative Commons is that you do have to trust others to credit you or cite their source to some extent, and some people may not be doing that. Creative Commons, and the use of content with this designation, will have a significant impact on my future instructional lessons.