Creative Commons

Wow! This is a whole new world to me! I have always been aware of copyright, but I must say I never really knew if I was following the rules. Of course, I knew duplicating movies was a no-no, but I admit I didn't know much more than that. I know feel much more aware and prepared in regard to following copyright rules. And now, I know how to protect my own work!

Flickr is also a new resource for me. I have heard a lot about it but I never took the time to investigate. Now, I am glad that I did. I used to spend hours on Google Images looking for pictures that I probably did not use correctly (: /). Flickr makes finding great photos so much easier and I know how to properly use them because of Creative Commons. Check out my Flickr and some of the photos I added!

Bella by Kelly Mahoney is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

I found this great image on Flickr that I would love to use in class. The image is property of the Michigan State University Archives. I am constantly looking for old photos that bring history to life. This image is titled, Students study in the Zoology lab, 1918. This image captures how far science has come, but also how things have stayed the same. For example, these people are not unlike men we would see today. They may dress differently but I bet they still had thoughts that we have today, like "how am I going to get this project done?" I feel that using old photos in the classroom reminds our students that the past was not so long ago. After all, didn't someone say, a single picture is worth a thousand words?

Image Attribution:

Original Image of "Students study in the Zoology lab, 1918."

by Michigan State University Archives (http://www.flickr.com/photos/msuarchives/5704642584/in/photostream)