Thing #23 - May The Fair-Use Be With You

I had a chance to learn about Creative Commons earlier in the semester through the EDUC 5540 class, and I see the site as a highly important teacher resource.  Heaven knows the last thing any of us want to do is bring the copyright police down upon ourselves.  Proper use of copyrighted works is key, and Creative Commons not only offers tools for creating and licensing your own works, but offers search tools and resources which outline copyright law in plain, simple English.

I see how the 23 Things blog is influenced by other online tools and resources.  It began with the 43 Things website, a goal-setting application, and a particular article commenting and expanding on the concept, called "43 Things I might Want to Do This Year" by Stephen Abram.  Abram's article expands on the 43 Things by providing a list of specific sites and resources to find and experience, many of which have found their way onto our own 23 Things blog (and, subsequently, mine as well).  Abram's suggestions are great, and I noted the tweaks and changes made for our own use as teachers-in-training.  Being exposed to Creative Commons has been an important experience for me as a future teacher, as it calls up the importance of copyright, forcing us to remember that we need to be mindful of what we right-click and save, and even more careful about what we share in public (such as the classroom).