What Is Creative Commons, And Should You Use It? Did you know that most images, music, and other media on the internet are not free to reuse for your own purposes? In most cases, unless you have permission to use these kinds of content, doing so is illegal. This is where the Creative Commons license comes in. The system allows creators to share their work online freely with others, imposing only minimal restrictions on its use. Let's take a look at what Creative Commons is, how to interpret a Creative Commons license, and what "non-commercial use" means. What Is Creative Commons? Creative Commons is the name of an American non-profit company that releases copyright licenses to the public at no cost. The reason that Creative Commons (CC) licenses exist is to provide creators with an easy way to define how other people can use their content. The Creative Commons organization provides a variety of easy-to-understand licenses that content creators can freely use. Creative Commons vs. Not all content is CC-licensed. Next is Share-alike (SA).
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Smithsonian Libraries Free To Use and Share: Resources To Help Teach Kids (and Adults!) About Copyright and Creative Commons I've gotten a few requests lately for resources on how to teach kids (and adults!) about copyright. I've written before about how I don't think any lesson on copyright can be effective without an emphasis on creative commons and helping students choose licenses for their own work. To that end, I've also written before about how much love Edcanvas - a tool which recently changed its name to Blendspace. Enjoy! Direct link to this blendspace.
17 Mind Blowing Libraries From Around The World Most people probably think that libraries are all about being quiet, studying for tests and finding places to hang out with your friends... but there's more to libraries than just that. Take these photos for example of incredible architecture and design. No, these aren't scenes from dramatic movies or prototypes of what libraries could look like. 1.) Imgur 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) (Strahov Monastery Library in Prague) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.) 15.) 16.) 17.) Libraries aren't just about getting shushed.
Figures of Speech A figure is worth a thousand words (A picture is worth a thousand words) Figurative language: One meaning of "figure" is "drawing" or "image" or "picture". Figurative language creates figures (pictures) in the mind of the reader or listener. These pictures help convey the meaning faster and more vividly than words alone. We use figures of speech in "figurative language" to add colour and interest, and to awaken the imagination. Figurative language is everywhere, from classical works like Shakespeare or the Bible, to everyday speech, pop music and television commercials. Figurative language is the opposite of literal language. He ran fast. In the above example "like the wind" is a figure of speech (in this case, a simile). In this lesson we will look at four common types of figure of speech:
The Best Children's Books! Bookshelf Porn Figures Of Speech - List Of Figures Of Speech 50 Essential Sites and People for School Librarians - Librarian Lisa Here are my top 50 essential websites, people, or blog posts for school librarians. These are people and sites to which I consistently return. Some of the entries below are skewed towards California school libraries, but I think they’re beneficial for anyone. Listed in no particular order. American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Did I leave out your favorite website or person?
the Rumblr — storyboard: The Last Book I Loved: I Love Dick ... Education Resources Information Center Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare Ideal Portrait of Shakespeare, Angelica Kauffman, 1770s by Ralph Waldo Emerson Great men are more distinguished by range and extent than by originality. If we require the originality which consists in weaving, like a spider, their web from their own bowels; in finding clay, and making bricks, and building the house; no great men are original. Nor does valuable originality consist in unlikeness to other men. The Genius of our life is jealous of individuals, and will not have any individual great, except through the general. Shakespeare’s youth fell in a time when the English people were importunate for dramatic entertainments. The secure possession, by the stage, of the public mind, is of the first importance to the poet who works for it. Shakespeare, in common with his comrades, esteemed the mass of old plays, waste stock, in which any experiment could be freely tried. Shakespeare knew that tradition supplies a better fable than any invention can. Thus, all originality is relative.