Create 3.1.1. – Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Quest

Create 3.1.1. – Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Quest

Definition of Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources are FREE resources that teachers, parents, students, and administrators can use that are posted online. This includes but not limited too... lessons, videos, demonstrations, courses, quizzes, assignments, projects, games, activities, tasks, etc....

This wordle from ABCya! is a visual image of the definition for Open Educational Resources.

Creative Common Licenses
CC licences are not an alternative to copyright but instead they work with copyright and help bridge a gap for educators to be able to use videos, songs, images, ect.. in the classroom.
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Attribution
CC BY

This is the most accommodating licenses- allows you to get credit for your work and share for others to tweak, change and alter.

2. 

Attribution-NoDerivs
CC BY-ND

This is allows folks to use but can not be altered or change and must give you credit.

3. 

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
CC BY-NC-SA

This is allows others to use and change as long as it is noncommercial and gives you credit.

4. 

Attribution-ShareAlike
CC BY-SA

"Copyleft" allows others to use even commercially as long as they give you credit.

5. 

Attribution-NonCommercial
CC BY-NC

Others can rebuild upon your work noncommercially and give you credit on the original work.

6. 

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
CC BY-NC-ND

Strictest of all the licenses. Allows others to use work, but can not change and must give you credit.