While I didn't learn any cool new web applications I found the discussion of copyright and fair use to be extremely illuminating and worthwhile. I think like most people I knew the basics of the idea, but the law is so murky and confusing (and often self-contradictory) that I often simply ignored the issue and just tried very hard to not do something to get sued. Unfortunately if you don't know what you're getting sued for... Anyway, Caroline's resources were very helpful and while the Disney video got annoying after a while (I now hear Buzz Lightyear bellow out "Copy!" every time I read or write the word copyright) it was VERY cool and well done. I don't think I've ever used "someone has too much time on their hands" as a compliment, but there you go. Additionally, Creative Commons was something I had heard of but never really knew what was. It is outstanding to actually know what it is AND have a website to refer to. On to the assignment.
Have you noticed the CC logo on any websites you visit? Did you wonder what it meant? No, but I'm not particularly observant (ask my wife!). I had heard of the term but didn't really know what it referred to.
Do you think CC will impact the way students learn and create projects? How?
Yes, it very well could. Assuming teachers know about and encourage use of CC. I think that fact that CC gives teachers confidence that the materials on the site are available for use and won't get them in trouble it could open up a lot of doors for creativity and engagement with the broader culture for students.
Do you use digital images, audio or video clips from the web in your teaching (or professional practice)? Occasionally. I don't teach, but I give a lot of multi-media PowerPoint presentations through the year and I use a lot of (probably copyrighted) pictures/music. My strategy before this was simply not to make eye contact with Caroline if she was in the audience, but now I feel I have the confidence to determine if what I am doing is fair use (not to mention using Creative Commons to find material).
Do you ever share content on the web? Not really. As an introverted curmudgeon I've never created a blog (before this), participated on message boards, facebook, diigo, or any other online communities. Now that I know a little more about them I'm happy to have an understanding of sharing content on the web is in case I choose to use them.
Who owns the materials that you produce for teaching / professional development purposes? Probably other people. I rip most of what I get from personal CD collections, itunes, or (primarily) google image searches. That was in the past of course. Now I'm on the side of angels Unites States Copyright Office! Really!
What are some potential negatives for using CC?
One that occurred to me was that even within CC there appeared (based on the materials I looked through) to be different levels of what the creators had given permission for. Given for the tendency for humanity to always grossly oversimplify anything subtle or complicated I could see people slip into bad habits and assume (well its on CC so it must be available for use?) without reading the fine print, as it were.
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