Thing 10: Creative Commons
Creative Commons appears to be a valuable resource. Although, I still need to do some further investigating because I am not sure how to fully utilize the site. After clicking on “images,” I discovered a site called Open Photo. Superb photos were displayed. This would have helped me work on my wiki space in the sandbox a few days ago.
Open Educational Resources provides a plethora of resources for teachers as well. First of all, the word “free” to a teacher is like winning the lottery. How many hours do we spend searching the web for useful resources and have a subscription price attached to it after we have decide it is a must-have for the classroom? I scanned the website but did not register yet.
MIT Open Courseware also provided ample resources. One can find almost anything on this site relating to science, math, reading, literature, anthropology, etc. I discovered the syllabus, assignments, and all of readings with topics for discussion for a major poets’ class . This could be extremely helpful to use with our rigorous English curriculum.
All in all, I need to take the time to keep investigating these resources.
