Learning and Leading - December 2011/January 2012

Sharing like this could not only revolutionize education but also could change the world.

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traded teaching and learning strategies to enrich learning for all of our students. Now in the digital realm, we can extend this by applying a CC license to the educational materials we create that we are willing and able to share.

As educators, we are compelled not only to exhibit good digital citizenship ourselves, but also to help our students learn about digital citizenship, including the meaning of copyright, the associated legalities, and other licensing options, such as Creative Commons. Students tend to be engaged and inquisitive about topics such as these, in part because they view themselves as content creators and copyright owners.

We should help students understand the common good that can come from sharing. In the era of uber-collaboration, they will need these skills in the workplace. And we should all be mindful of the benefits of sharing under licenses such as CC and how much value we can give others without decreasing our own digital net worth. Sharing like this could not only revolutionize education but also could change the world.

—Karen Fasimpaur works with schools to integrate mobile technology into the curriculum to enhance learning. She is also an evangelist for open education, an award-winning author, a blogger, and an aspiring carpenter.

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Open Educational Resources

Here are just a few of the many open-licensed educational resources that are available:

CK– 12 FlexBooks | www.ck12.org/flexbook. Open textbooks that can be flexibly configured (high school)

Curriki | www.curriki.org. A repository of educational resources covering all subjects (K– 12)

FreeReading | www.freereading.net. A research-based reading intervention program (elementary)

Khan Academy | www.khanacademy.org. More than 2,100 videos and 100 exercises in math and other topics (also available in Curriki)

Kids Open Dictionary Builder | http://dictionary.k12opened.com. Accessible definitions and glossaries that teachers can import into lessons or online courses (K– 12)

Open High School of Utah | www.ocw.openhighschool.org. Downloadable Moodle courses in a variety of subjects (high school)

PhET | http://phet.colorado.edu. Interactive math and science simulations (middle and high school)

P2PU | www.p2pu.org. Open, online, peer learning materials about almost anything, including professional development for teachers Find the complete list of resources at www.livebinders.com/play/play/117659.

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You can copy, remix, and redistribute as you like as long as it is for noncommercial use, you cite the source, and you license your work under a sharing license.