This is a slideshow that explains what Creative Commons is and what implications it has in the classroom. It also has examples of how to introduce students to Creative Commons through projects.
There are three major exceptions to the copyright law that permit instructors to use copyrighted material in their classrooms without permission.
The Association of Research Libraries offers a concise and clear brochure, Know Your Copyrights, that stresses multiple opportunities to use copyrighted materials in the classroom
Decide on relevant standards and benchmarks
Decide if multimedia is appropriate
Decide which learning outcomes are desired
Decide on appropriate assessment measures
DECIDE
Inventory available hardware and software
Determine the grouping strategy and roles
Specify length/duration of activity
Design a lesson/unit plan with a multimedia activity