Thing # 23

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As educators, we all should be familiar with creative commons because it's important to set examples of not plagiarizing. Our students need to know the consequences of plagiarism and the rules to follow so that they do not get stuck in a situation in which they may be confused on the matter. Creative Commons is really helpful because it narrows down for students their options on what they can choose to help them with their work. Sometimes it's hard to determine what is up for usage and with creative commons, everyone can benefit from sharing their work because the rules are followed and everyone basically gets what they want. As an educator, I would use creative commons in the classroom so that specific authors can benefit from their work being shared correctly and the students can benefit from using photos, for example, on a project to display their points. We can also get ideas for our classroom or teaching it is all up to the author.