Creative Commons

Sharing is encouraged! A way for creators to keep some control of their work without the confines of copyright is called Creative Commons. Some rights are reserved, while freedom of expression is also allowed.

Sample Resources:

Images and Music for presentations - Search.CreativeCommons.org

Information on a topic for a paper or presentation - Use NC WiseOwl and Cite your sources (see below)

Video to show students about CC - Creative Commons for Kids

Creative Commons Images for students to use - Wikimedia Images and Video - don't be scared of Wikipedia, this is legit and safe for kids to use!

Creative Commons has different Types of Licenses ranging from simple attribution "photo by" to attribution along with no modifications, or "Share Alike" attribution showing you share too!

Teachers:

If you are presenting or writing a paper, you still have to cite your work using the MLA Format to give credit to the author! Look for the creator or author, even on a website. Here's the basic MLA format for everything from art to interviews, for web and non-web resource. Use description when needed.

Sample:

Author’s last name, First name. “Title of small part of resource.” Title of Overall big part of resource. Description of source. Sponsor or Publisher of source, date of last update. Format. Date accessed. <URL>.

"Occluded mesocyclone tornado." National Severe Storms Laboratory. Photograph. Wikimedia, Inc., May 3, 1999. Web. Oct. 19, 2016. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Occluded_mesocyclone_tornado2_-_NOAA.jpg>.

Notice the addition of description of source and format in non-traditional entries. This is for you to let the reader know the type of source and format you are citing.

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