Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.

It provides free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.



Step 1. Watch this YouTube video to understand Creative Commons.
 
If you are blocked from YouTube, click here! (open attachment with Windows Media Player)

Step 2. Click here to view a slideshow illustrating how to use Creative Commons in the classroom  (use the buttons below the slideshow to navigate from slide to slide)

Step 3.  Know where to search for Creative Commons images and materials.


Step. 4  Educate yourself and your students!

Creative Commons for Teachers and Students (download pdf. guide )
This guide was jointly developed by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation through Creative Commons Australia and the Copyright Advisory Group of the Ministerial Council of Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs.)

Step 5. License YOUR creative work! Click here to get your license now!