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 * Module 1 Notes**
 * Write a short definition for the each of the following:
 * Open Educational Resources (OER)
 * online teaching and learning resources (media, tools, lessons, games, classes, etc.)
 * free for instructors, students, others interested in learning/teaching
 * Open Source
 * any program whose source code is freely available
 * individuals may improve/modify the program and share what they create
 * Copyright
 * the creator has exclusive rights to his/her work (usually life +50-100 years)
 * this gives the creator rights over copying the work, who can benefit from it, how it can be changed/used
 * intellectual property
 * laws governing copyright vary from country to country
 * Intellectual Property Rights
 * IP can be anything that someone creates.
 * Industrial property: inventions (patents), trademarks
 * Copyright (creative property): literary and artistic work; both physical (novels, CDs, sculpture) and nonphysical (TV broadcasts, mp3s)
 * Creative Commons
 * nonprofit organization
 * free copyright licenses between full copyright protection and free use (public domain) (NOT an alternative to copyright, work with copyright)
 * "some rights reserved"
 * Public Domain
 * refers to any work that is not restricted by copyright
 * copyright may have expired, creator may have surrendered copyright, or work does not meet the standards for a copyright
 * different from country to country
 * CC Licenses
 * allow creators to share work online
 * creators choose if they want their work available commercially and/or if they want people to be able to modify (and possibly re-share) their work
 * "Three Layers": Legal Code, Commons Deed (common language), Machine Readable (Internet language)
 * Curriki
 * free online resource that allows the creation and sharing of K-12 educational materials
 * includes both lesson plans and courses
 * allows you to group and organize what you find (grade, topic, standard)
 * Thinkfinity
 * free online resource put together by Verizon
 * brings together free resources from different American educational organizations including National Geographic, the Smithsonian, and NCTM
 * Connexions
 * lessons organized into modules
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 * P2PU
 * allows individuals to share, discuss, and learn about a topic together
 * example: basics of accounting (highlight text, watch videos, respond to questions)
 * EPICEd
 * similar to Curriki, but focused on technology-based learning
 * also provides information on promoting the use of technology within educational spaces ( training teachers, developing policies and procedures, choosing which types of resources to use, etc.)
 * 21st Century Skills
 * developed by P21 (funded by many organizations and corporations included NEA and Apple, Inc.)
 * Core Subjects (English, reading or language arts, world languages, arts, mathematics, economics, science, geography,
 * 21st century interdisciplinary themes (Global Awareness; Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy; Civic Literacy; Health Literacy; Environmental Literacy)
 * Learning and Innovation Skills (Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication and Collaboration)
 * Information, Media and Technology Skills (Information Literacy, Media Literacy, ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy
 * Life and Career Skills (Flexibility and Adaptability. Initiative and Self-Direction, Social and Cross-Cultural Skills, Productivity and Accountability, Leadership and Responsibility )
 * Wiki
 * any server software (website?) that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser
 * "open editing"
 * Merlot
 * Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
 * similar to Curriki, but for higher education
 * stresses peer review
 * <span style="color: #006633; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Blog
 * an online journal where you share what you want
 * writers of blogs ("bloggers") can choose to have readers comment on their writing or not


 * Module 2 Notes**
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 * Module 3 Notes**
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 * Module 4 Notes**
 * [|My Web Resources]
 * [|Pourquoi Tales WebQuest]
 * Fill out this Online Tools Comparison Chart:

easy to get started quickly. || Very basic; easy to get started quickly. || Takes significant time to learn; not appropriate for younger students. || Too much text; not enough images! || Easy to get started quickly. || I found it difficult to even find out what Moodle was while reading their website. || elementary students. || Good for elementary students. || Good for high school students and older. || Good for all ages. || Good for all ages. || Good for high school students and older. || easy to modify. || Simple; difficult to modify. || Easy to modify; reminds me of early Internet webpages. || Simple; easy to modify. || I don't know. || I choose the right resources. || Somewhat. ||
 * || Google Sites || Wikispaces || Merlot || My eCoach || Livebinders || Moodle ||
 * Ease of Use || Very basic;
 * Appropriateness of Format || Good for
 * Overall Design || Simple. || Simple; relatively
 * Availability of Templates || Many templates. || Few templates. || Some templates. || Many templates. || Many examples. || I don't know. ||
 * Ability to Meet Universal Access Requirements || Somewhat. || Somewhat. || Not for my students. || Somewhat. || High, as long as
 * Appropriateness for Your Purposes || Very appropriate. || Very appropriate. || Not appropriate. || Appropriate. || Very appropriate. || Not appropriate. ||
 * Likelihood I'll Use This || Likely. || Probably. || Unlikely. || Unlikely. || Likely. || Unlikely. ||