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John Willinsky at Stanford University's School of Education (home): investigating publishing technologies and the various / new lines draw between public and private commons. Exploring the value of the public commons

Creative Commons: what every educator needs to know - great slide presentation to show to class

YouTube Creative Commons: video collections that have been added under the Creative Commons license

We started LearnZillion at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. because we wanted to solve a problem. We knew what lessons our students needed but we didn't have enough time to teach each student the right lesson. To create more time, and to share best practices across classrooms, E.L. Haynes' teachers began to capture their expertise on screencasts. We posted them on a homemade website and coupled them with a short quiz to help us track student progress. Soon the idea grew. What if teachers from across the country could contribute to the site? What if new teachers could learn the new Common Core standards from the wisdom of experienced teachers? What if students could get a playlist of lessons that matched their needs? What if, over time, the video lessons got stronger and stronger, as more teachers contributed and the data showed which lessons had the biggest impact? Thanks to funding from the Next Generation Learning Challenge, NewSchools Venture Fund, Achievement Network, and others, we are about to find out!

the three criteria for evaluating the Common Core standards

The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

ccmixter: 'download, sample, cut-up share' - search creative commons archives for music for your video, school project, presentation, podcast, etc. and STAY LEGAL! :)

The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium by Sloan-C, MERLOT, & Moodlemoot. Jonathon Richter will be there presenting with the rest of the MERLOT Virtual Worlds Taskforce fort the Grand Opening of the Center for Learning in Virtual Environments' MERLOT Teaching Commons and activities in Second Life, Open Wonderland, and other virtual worlds.

creative commons music tracks and sound effects (just link to them and you're good to go!)

loads of special effects, a range of nice fonts, and numerous shapes. It enables red eye reduction and also edits the exposure which are the most common problems faced by the photographers. It is fast and works well on different platforms as Mac, Windows and Linux. One of the most interesting features of Picnik is the support of the photosharing sites and the social networking sites. Registration in Picnik is not mandatory. It is required for some special services only. You are going to spoil your day if you forget your password because it does not have the 'Forgot your password' option to retrieve your password.

PicMagick is an online photo editor using Flash that helps you to edit/make picture look wonderful within a few clicks. This tool is designed with a simple layout to help you to edit/improve the quality of your photos by the common functions: resize, crop, rotate, sharpen, etc. and many special imaging tasks: red-eyes removal, grayscale, smooth skin, etc.

use these licenses for attributing works for publication in the public domain

makeuseof.com's "Top 5 Free Websites for quality Copyright Free Photos" - shutterstock - dreamstime.com - istockphoto.com - fotolia.com

Unprofound: a collection of copyright and price-free photos taken by a global collaboration of photographers. For use in educational projects, presentations, curriculum, etc.