Recorded presentation regarding copyright, Creative Commons licensing, and education and how Virginia museums might assist teachers in professional growth and meeting the needs of their students.

This is a professional learning OER activity developed using Google Sites and various Google Forms and Docs.  The facilitator should be sure to set up the site with their own forms, etc... The objectives for the staff are:Understand the basics of copyright lawUnderstand  fair use guidelinesIdentify the types of CC licenses and termsUnderstand the benefits of  Open AccessUnderstand the benefits of  Open Educational Resources 

This is a set of Google Slides or PowerPoint slides intended to facilitate presenters who are developing presentations and want to share those slides with an open license.  Each slide offers information about creative commons as well as a footer that can be copied, edited, and used to indicate the presenters willingness to share their work as OER.

These public domain images are helpful when trying to explain how Creative Commons works, from the least restrictive (public domain) to the most restricitive (all rights reserved, or traditional copyright).

This set of slides provides an overview of copyright issues that need to be considered by anyone who contributes to #GoOpenVA.  

A guide to locating public domain and creative commons resources, mostly focusing on images

A guide to locating public domain and creative commons resources, mostly focusing on images

A summary of the key things every creator needs to know about how to ensure  their materials are truly openly licensed and that they don't run afoul of copyright law.

Instructions on how to paste a Creative Commons License into a document that you wish to add to #GoOpenVA.  This takes you to the Creative Commons site to pick the proper license and make a copy to paste.

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