As important as it
is for our students to personally stay safe on the Internet, it’s just as
important for them to keep their work safe. After browsing through the creative
commons website, I think that the purpose behind their license and company is
brilliant; “Our tools give everyone from individual creators to large
companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to keep their copyright
while allowing certain uses of their work — a “some rights reserved” approach
to copyright — which makes their creative, educational, and scientific content
instantly more
compatible with the full potential of the internet.”
Creative commons allows students to share their work on the
Internet and receive the credit deserved, and allows students to use other
individual’s work while giving them the credit they deserve. The license allows
individuals to choose the purpose behind sharing their work (i.e. commercial or
non-commercial) and restricts others from doing “anything they want” to their
work. There might be restrictions put in place about changing or altering a
piece of work, adding onto it or sharing it with others. It’s important for
students to understand the importance or protecting their work, and being
cautious before posting any work on the Internet.
As educators I believe this is where we come in! As a young
student in elementary school I would have not thought twice about posting my
work on the internet, I would not have worried about “copyright infringement”
or anyone steeling my work…but times have changed. As a teacher it’s very important for us to
understand the consequences our students might face for posting their work
online or better yet using someone else’s work online. I found a great article
online entitle, “Privacy, Identity, And Protecting Yourself (And Your Students) Online,”
that discusses how to educate, empower and advocate students through the
development of their digital footprint. The article states that, “More
education and understanding on the growing complexity of our relationship with
technology is needed,” and stressed that we as teachers and, “as members of an
informed online and offline society we should encourage, educate, and provide
opportunities for other individuals to be literate online as well." What are
some ways that us as educators can educate, empower, and advocate for our
student online safety within our classrooms? Is there a way to incorporate
these three terms into daily online safety?
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