Before the challenged started, I knew very little about personalized learning networks, other than them being something to do with technology! It was news to me that the ever-famous twitter was one of them. I knew more or less how twitter worked, but I didn't know you could follow anyone, let alone unknown people who may have the same lines of profession. Following other PE teachers worldwide, is something that will be invaluable to me for future professional development. I had always thought that Twitter served mostly social and entertainment purposes, and have learned that it can be valuable in education too.
Feedly has helped me to consolidate my reading lists and keep it all in the same place, rather than searching via several pieces of software online and on my smart phone. I have learned what RSS is, thanks to the challenge, and now realize that I have been using RSS's for a long time despite really knowing the concept behind it!
The concept of Diigo is an excellent one, although the interface is difficult for those of us who aren't very computer savvy. As educators, we use a variety of sources online that are often hard to find again. Being able to have all of this information in one place, and a toolbar to ease navigation, is most advantageous. Furthermore, we can even add sticky notes and highlight areas of interest!
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Copyright Licenses
Below is a brief description of each of the six licenses available for copyrighting material:
1) Attribution SharedAlike
This license allows other people to edit the original work, as long as they credit the original author and have exactly the same license terms. It gives the author greater power in creating the exact licensing terms they would like, yet allowing changes to be made which could very well benefit the document.
Wikipedia uses this type of license and clearly helps to convey an abundance of information from many different sources around the world.
2) Attribution Non-Commerical
The license allows other people to edit the original work, however they must always acknowledge the author and are unavailable for commercial purposes. However, unlike the SharedAlike terms, the license does not have to be exactly the same or match the terms of the original work.
3) Attribution Non-Commerical No Derivs
This license allows work to be downloaded only with no room for modifications or sharing without crediting the original author. It is therefore the most restrictive of all six licenses. These such documents cannot be used for commercial purposes or edited in any way.
4) Attribution Non-Commerical ShareAlike
This license has the advantage of the work being modifiable but not for commercial purposes. Other people can change or build on the piece of work but it must be under the same terms of the original author and credit them when submitting the new modification.
5) Attribution No-Derivs
This license allows for the work to be freely distributed and used commercially. It must however, be exchanged in it's full original form (unchanged) and credit the author.
6) Attribution
This license is the most lenient and accommodating of all licenses. It can be used for commercially, can be modified providing the original author is credited, and added to. The attribution license is recommended for work that should be shared and made known to a wide range of people. Licensed pieces of work are a good example of this.
1) Attribution SharedAlike
This license allows other people to edit the original work, as long as they credit the original author and have exactly the same license terms. It gives the author greater power in creating the exact licensing terms they would like, yet allowing changes to be made which could very well benefit the document.
Wikipedia uses this type of license and clearly helps to convey an abundance of information from many different sources around the world.
2) Attribution Non-Commerical
The license allows other people to edit the original work, however they must always acknowledge the author and are unavailable for commercial purposes. However, unlike the SharedAlike terms, the license does not have to be exactly the same or match the terms of the original work.
3) Attribution Non-Commerical No Derivs
This license allows work to be downloaded only with no room for modifications or sharing without crediting the original author. It is therefore the most restrictive of all six licenses. These such documents cannot be used for commercial purposes or edited in any way.
4) Attribution Non-Commerical ShareAlike
This license has the advantage of the work being modifiable but not for commercial purposes. Other people can change or build on the piece of work but it must be under the same terms of the original author and credit them when submitting the new modification.
5) Attribution No-Derivs
This license allows for the work to be freely distributed and used commercially. It must however, be exchanged in it's full original form (unchanged) and credit the author.
6) Attribution
This license is the most lenient and accommodating of all licenses. It can be used for commercially, can be modified providing the original author is credited, and added to. The attribution license is recommended for work that should be shared and made known to a wide range of people. Licensed pieces of work are a good example of this.
Copyright - two facts I have learned from the challenge
Firstly, I didn't know that free licenses existed until starting the challenge. I had always presumed that you had to apply and pay for them.
Secondly, I was surprised to find out that you could modify the parameters of your documents to be copyrighted. For example, you can share photos with friends or family yet make them unavailable for commercial purposes. This could be particularly useful for lesson plans, using the 'human readable' option instead of machine readable.
Secondly, I was surprised to find out that you could modify the parameters of your documents to be copyrighted. For example, you can share photos with friends or family yet make them unavailable for commercial purposes. This could be particularly useful for lesson plans, using the 'human readable' option instead of machine readable.
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