Anyone who is customizing resources, or remixing as it is often called, should read these rules and notes to ensure they do the correct things when remixing.  Following these rules will make your customized resources much more usable for other educators, and that is what #GoOpenVA is all about!. And the various notes probably answer questions that have already occured to you, so definitely read them all.

These are the rules and notes all Creators should read before getting started!

Reality Czech is an openly licensed online curriculum for beginning to intermediate-level Czech students. The course aims to be a highly communicative introduction to Czech language and culture and includes over 240 interview compilation videos shot in the style of a reality TV show on a variety of everyday topics such as daily schedule, hobbies, food and drink, studies, holidays, health, weather, and more.

The name Reality Czech reflects not only the centrality of these interviews to the curriculum, but also the textbook’s focus on the vocabulary and constructions Czechs frequently use to talk about everyday topics. The entire course has been shaped by the language used in the interview videos as well as openly licensed content sourced from the internet.

Each of the 10 units follows a sequence of pre-class, in-class, and post-class activities ideal for a flipped classroom:

- Pre-class activities such as Quizlet vocabulary activities, video and audio with comprehension questions, culture notes, and grammar exercises introduce students to new language.
- An activity book for in-class use provides all of the resources an instructor needs to create a communicative classroom experience focused around task-based learning, such as games and activities.
- Post-class activities use both exercises and authentic multimedia texts as a catalyst for students to create language.

The materials all exist natively online in flexible formats such as Google Docs, and are licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license, allowing the curriculum to be easily adapted to 100% online delivery.

COERLL has partnered with Rose Potter and Betsy Arnold to publish Recorridos-Don Quijote, a pair of openly-licensed books for the study of Cervantes’ Don Quijote in upper level Spanish courses, including AP. The student workbook, accessible online for free, deepens students’ understanding of the text through reading, pre-reading, and post-reading activities and glosses. The companion teacher support facilitates the teaching of Don Quijote through student-centered strategies and activities, historical and cultural information, quizzes, exams and more.

This presentation is an adaptation of The Foundations of #GoOpenVA Workshop in a Box.  It was presented at the VBCPS Digital Learning Summit 2020.  Participants learned what rocking Open Education Resources (OER) are and why they are important, the difference between copyright and Creative Commons licenses, and how to navigate the #GoOpenVA platform including setting up a profile and searching for resources that are free and aligned to Virginia Standards of Learning. The presentation was facilitated using the free version of Pear Deck.

The RISE UnConference was held on 2/25/2021, and was a sharing session between North Carolina and Virginia educators.  We considered the past year and shared what we found useful in a time of crisis.  We also reflected on what would help us rise above that crisis to make education better as we move to a new reality.

This is a recorded presentation and the associated PowerPoint for EdTechRVA 2022, focusing on introducing #GoOpenVA as a platform for sharing and professional growth.

PowerPoint presentation from the 2/5/22 Blended Learning conference from Virtual Virginia.  The focus in on finding new things on #GoOpenVA to help you in your own growth and in engaging your students.

Copyright is important for all teachers, students, and bloggers to know about. And it doesn’t have to be as complicated as you think. We’re here to break down the basics of copyright and other related topics like fair use, public domain, and Creative Commons.

This document provides explanations and instructions (with screenshots) for using the various functions on the Open Author editor toolbar.  A downloadable Word document is also included.