Thing #22

Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers is based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things, a staff development program for the Mesquite Independent School District. That program was based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers and adapted by the California School Library Association and others. Content and style for Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers has been borrowed and duplicated with permission, under a Creative Commons License.

As educators and students a strong understanding of Creative Commons is necessary to ensure that we do not interfere with the rights of concepts, ideas, lesson plans, et., created by others; as well as, others can not interfere with the rights to any of our original ideas, concepts or creations. Creative Commons is important to understand because when used correctly it allows us to share our ideas, improve our teaching methods, learning methods, help solve creative classroom problems, etc. Also, with Creative Commons the ability to change or modify someone else's ideas or have them modify your own ideas is an excellent way to grow as educators; in a way trial and error produces more results when there are numerous people trying an idea or concept.