I have noticed the cc on some sites in the past, but never paid much attention to it. I do think it is important for students to understand the purpose of the cc, and the implications of using these materials in presentations. I have linked images or videos in the past, but I have not included any in a presentation. I know now that I can make the decisions on how content I have created may be used, and can therefore take ownership of that material if I decide to share it. The only negative i see with limited sharing using cc is the fact that you may prevent someone from using a great resource that they may need.
Students consistently use pictures from Google in projects at school without consideration of cc. Based on best practices most of the ones I have seen have been within guidelines, however, I can recall a few projects which stretched copyright at best. A lazy teacher who is not willing to check out information on the web may not realize that a students entire project was nothing more than a cut and past job. In future projects, I may move away from assigning pictures quotes, or even music on a power-point presentation. I may look for more creative input from my students, and less Internet research. I have always enjoyed student produced materials that had a little more creativity to them, and this gives me more reason to push to that end.
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Ooooh! I have had that problem. My students write research papers in my math class and they try to copy from the internet all of the time. That is why when I grade their papers, I require them to be submitted electronically. I then highlight any questionable phrases and google them. They even do this after the plagiarism tutorial.
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