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Technology Proficiency License: Do you think all schools should have teachers licensed to meet teacher technology competency standards? It would require them to complete coursework and pass a test. I know 21 schools in the states already do this.

"IM NOT GOING TO KILL MYSELF. I JUST NEED TO GET THIS OUT HERE. Category: People & Blogs Tags: Me Giving Up License: Standard YouTube License "

"In the spirit of the open source movement, new copyright-friendly (and some copyleft) archives are emerging, removing many of the legal and ethical thorns relating to image use in student production. In addition, a number of government image archives provide their archives with limited restrictions. Check out this cool video for an explanation of new, alternate forms of licensing: Creative Commons Video http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/getcreative/clicktoplay.html Most of the images in the collections below include images with a variety of less restrictive licensing. Though students may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, they should cite these images unless otherwise notified! Important: Any copyright notices on these pages, should be read carefully and heeded!"

Simply stated, open-source software is computer software whose source code is available under a copyright license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software, and to freely distribute it to potential users. If you've never heard of open source software, you're not alone. Commercial, or proprietary, software has dominated the computer industry for many years. Most school personnel have understandably assumed that commercial software was the only option available.

Simply stated, open-source software is computer software whose source code is available under a copyright license that permits users to study, change, and improve the software, and to freely distribute it to potential users. If you've never heard of open source software, you're not alone. Commercial, or proprietary, software has dominated the computer industry for many years. Most school personnel have understandably assumed that commercial software was the only option available.

"Welcome to the Tech Chick Tips Resources Wiki! This wiki was established to help facilitate our professional development sessions. If you attended training by Helen or Anna or both, this is where you'll find our resources. Resources on this wiki are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 (click on the image below for more details). Membership is not required to access the resources here, so please feel free to review, re-use, and re-mix! Click here to go the the Tech Chick Tips home page. Need to talk to us some more? Email Anna or email Helen."

A very good alternative to Flicker: use pictures without worrying about licenses and copyrights.

A Spanish initiative collecting sounds from all over the world, available under a CC license. Download as you can, use sound bytes to create with your students or simply to illustrate your videos.

Nice explanation of legal/illegal use of rented/purchased videos in schools.  

Who is "Reber", anyway? David Reber, a.k.a. - "me". I am a native of Lawrence, Kansas. Alumnus of Hillcrest Elementary School, West Junior High School, Lawrence High School, and The University of Kansas. I hold a BS in Biology from KU, an MS in Science Education from Emporia State University, and a Kansas Teaching License for high school Biology and General Science. I began teaching in Lawrence Public Schools in 1996. After one year at Lawrence High School, I transferred to Free State High School for it's inaugural year in 1997 and have taught there ever since. Courses I've taught include Biology, Advanced Placement Biology, Applied Biology, Plant and Animal Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Human Biology, General Chemistry, and Science Explorations.

You've seen them everywhere, even on some state license plates. But what does all those http's and .com's mean. Here's the website that I referenced for the following information: http://www.googleguide.com/web_address.html Below is a simplified explanation of what makes up a web address: First of all, the official computer name for a web address is URL which stands for: Universal Resource Locator.

Curriki is more than your average website; we're a community of educators, learners and committed education experts who are working together to create quality materials that will benefit teachers and students around the world. Curriki is an online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them. Our name is a play on the combination of 'curriculum' and 'wiki' which is the technology we're using to make education universally accessible. Curriki is built on the XWiki platform, an open source development platform and "Next Generation Wiki" application developed in Java and released the LGPL open source license. Curriki is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. Download a summary of Curriki's history and mission: CurrikiBrochureApril2009.pdf.

A collection of tutorials and demonstration of physical phenomena using Audacity. A must see for science educators.

"When properly configured, tablet devices like the iPad are great tools for school leaders. There are all kinds of productivity and utility apps that can be used to streamline tasks and help leaders make better use of their valuable time and resources. Use the links on this page to explore the possibilities. "

"Welcome to the iPod Touch Classroom Wiki! This wiki has been created as a collaborative space for educators using the iPod Touch in the classroom. There has been a great deal of demand for a space such as this so that schools and teachers who are using the iPod Touch to share what they're doing. This wiki is (and should be) a work in progress as we explore best practices and ideas for implementation of the iPod Touch in the classroom. If you are using the iPod Touch in your classroom, school, or district, please consider joining this wiki and share what you're learning!"