Creative Commons

Creative Commons
*A way to keep your copyrights while granting permission for others to use your work and    still get credit for it.  

*There are six different types of licenses under Creative Commons:
          -Attribution: Most accommodating- allows people to distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your     
                             work as long as they give you credit for it.  Allows your work to be used commercially.

          -Attribution-NoDerivs: Allows commercial and non-commercial redistribution of your work as long as
                              it remains exactly as you produced it, and with credit to you.

           -Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike: Allows others to tweak, remix, and build upon your work,
                              as long as it in for non-commercial use and they credit you.  They also have to agree to
                              license their new creation under the same terms.

           -Attribution-ShareAlike: Same as above except it allows commercial use.

           -Attribution-NonCommercial: Same as Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike, except they do not
                              have to license their new creation under the same terms.

           -Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDirivs: Most restrictive- Allows people to download and share
                              your work, but they cannot change it in any way, and they must give you credit.  It does
                              not allow for commercial use of your work.

The above information was gathered from http://creativecommons.org/licenses/


*Advantages:
          - Easy to choose from
          - Easy to understand
          - Globally recognized
          - Applicable internationally
          - Material is easy to find
          - Builds community
          - Promotes sharing
          - It's FREE

*Disadvantages:
          - No control over who uses your work
          - Licenses cannot be revoked
          - Not good for work you plan to have commercial gain from, now or in the future.

Info on Advantages and Disadvantages was gathered from http://www2.gsa.ac.uk/library/infosmart/infosmart-use/infosmart_67.htm

*Myths:
          - Creative Commons is a form of modern communism
          - Does not work in every country
          - Goes against copyright laws.
          - Limits creator's use of his own work.

 

BWD - Stage 3

Stage 3 - Learning Plan

Pre-Assessment:

Students will take an online survey to answer basic facts about California and its regions, and share which areas of California they have visited. Students will also draw a collage of pictures that represent anything they know about or associate with California.

Learning Events:

Student success at transfer, meaning, and acquisition depends upon . . .

*Applying their learning, first on paper, then on a hands on topographic salt-dough map project.
*Thorough research and completion of region report template.
*Successfully presenting facts and new found knowledge about one of the four regions through a Power  
  Point Presentation.


What’s the goal for (or type of) each learning event?

*Students will transfer prior knowledge of California features and relate it to map project.
*Students will make meaning of distances and heights as they relate to cities and geographical features.
*Students will acquire knowledge of cities and geographical features as they relate to California.


Progress Monitoring:


*During class discussions student will receive feedback from the teacher on questions they ask or answer.
*Students will receive feedback in the form of comments during observations while map building.
*A region report template will be provided for students as a guide to their research on a region, and the
  teacher will look and comment on it once it is completed.
*A presentation rubric will serve as a guide for students to make sure they include important points in their
  Power Point presentation.


What are potential rough spots and student misunderstandings?
*Inaccurate understanding of what cities or geographical features are part of California.
*Failure to understand distance between cities, and/or height of geographical features.
*Failure to accurately perceive the geographical location of the state of California in relation to the rest of the country and/or oceans.

BWD Stage 2

Stage 2 - Evidence

Evaluative Criteria:

*Accurate placement of distinct boundaries depicting the four regions on a map of California.

*Accurate placement of major cities and geographical features on a map of California.

*Explanation clearly showing understanding of how the characteristics of a region affect human activity.


Performance Tasks:


1. Task: Build a salt-dough topographic map of California including major geographical features and distinction between regions.

2. Task: Research one region of California making note of the geographical and physical characteristics.

3. Task: Create a Power Point presentation to present and explain your findings to the class.


Other Evidence:


4. Verbal questioning on how certain geographical features of California affect jobs and hobbies in that region.

5. Teacher observation of student work throughout the unit.

6. Completing a paper version of the actual topographical salt-dough map to be created.

7.  Meeting all criteria on the rubric set for grading Power Point presentation.