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OER: Open Educational Resources

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Post Secondary, Resource | Tagged with creative commons, Free, lesson planning, multimedia, OER; open educational resource, resources, Teacher Use

Open Educational Resources (OER) are “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to […]

Creative Commons Image Search

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Blog Posts, English, Fine Arts, Not Subject Specific, Open Educational Resources, Resource | Tagged with copyright, creative commons, ets, Free, image search, multimedia, OER; open educational resource, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox, Teacher Use

Taking and editing your own photographs can be a challenging, yet rewarding way to enhance your web spaces. Further, this virtually eliminates copyright issues! Still, if you are looking for web content you can use, here are a few places to look: Creative Commons Image Search NB: you still need to be aware of licensing requirements […]

Citing Research in your Blog

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged with blog, citations, copyright, creative commons, inquiry, iste-3, iste-4, multimedia, portfolios, references, research, resources, Teacher Use

“The term reference is used in many spheres of human knowledge, adopting shades of meaning particular to the contexts in which it is used.” When citing other sources in your blog or website, it is very important to give ‘credit’ where credit is due (and it is always due!). For online sources, you can simply […]