Where to Find Creative Common Images

What's Creative Commons?

According to Wikipedia

The Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others legally to build upon and share. The organization has released several copyright licenses known as Creative Commons licenses. These licenses, depending on the one chosen, restrict only certain rights (or none) of the work.

creativecommons.org

Briefly...

Attribution means:
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work - and derivative works based upon it - but only if they give you credit.

Noncommercial means:
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work - and derivative works based upon it - but for noncommercial purposes only.

No Derivative Works means:
You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it.

Share Alike means:
You allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.

This is the one I use. All my work is under these license:

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

Use keywords or tags to find an image that is related to your posts in your blogs and don't forget to write the source where you found the information or images or video or music you are using in your blogs.

Search for Creative Commons images using these sites:

* flickrlilli.org.uk
* flickr.com/creative commons/by-nc-nd-2.0
* stock.xchng-sxc.hu
* morgueFile.com
* Wikimedia Commons
* flickrcc.bluemountains.net

Search for Creative Commons audio and music using these sites:
* Jamendo - An archive of music albums under Creative Commons licenses

Source: Flicker, Answers, Creative Commons

Unit 8. Podcasting

Podcasting: According to answers.com … Podcasting is “Recording a non-music audio broadcast (news, sports, discussion, etc.) in the MP3 format for playback in a digital music player.”

Our final project will be to record a mp3 radio program to upload to our blogs. This is how to do it:



Watch this powerpoint point explaining some things about podcasting

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Not clear yet? Here yo have another short video explaining what podcasting is about...


Now, visit Bardwell Road Center Podcast and listen to some of its programs. They are good model you can follow to record your own podcast.

1. You will need:
mp3 recorder. You can use your phone, mp3 player or a program called audacity.

2. After the shows are ready, upload your mp3 files to Imeeem. Register there and get the code to post it in your blog.

3. Make a power point presentation of the making of the podcast. Record your voice describing what happened during the podcast recording and upload it to your blog. You can upload your powerpoint to authorstream. Get the code and paste it back in your blog.

Here you can see some podcasts from past terms as examples of what you can do. Here you have Josue's podcast, too.

This is Eric's making of the podcast Power Point.

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PODCASTING TIPS URLs!
A tip about these tips: Copy this note or any part of it you wish to investigate, then paste it into your chat. Now look at your chat history. The links are hot, hot, hot! You can now click on a link and open it in a browser window for your learning enjoyment. ..

A podcast about podcasting! http://www.podcastingunderground.com/
Tips for Listeners from Apple! http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststips.html
Podcasting 101 http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/7184.asp
Ten Tips for Improving Your Podcasts http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2005/08/10/improvingpodcasts.html

Scottmerrick Oh's del.icio.us from his NECC 2007 Windows Podcasting Tools, Tips, and Strategies for Success session NECC2007 http://del.icio.us/scottmerrick

Phototalking

Make on Snapvine | Copy This

Unit 7. College Life

VideoJug: You're Not In High School Anymore



Task 1. Giving Opinions about College life. Consider the following questions:
1. How do you like your university?
2. How many subject are you taking this semester?
3. What is your major? Why did you choose your major? Do you have any regrets?
4. Are there some professors that you can learn from more easily than others? What are the qualities that make you want to study for a certain professor? Who is your favorite teacher?
5. How did you decide which college to attend?
6. What are three big differences between your college life so far and your high school days?
7. Are you more independent from your parents now than you were in high school?
8. What is the most difficult class you have taken so far?
9. Are you a member of any student groups? Which ones? What do you do? Are you satisfied with what's happening with your group(s)?
10. What are the top three changes you would like to see happen at your university?
11. What are the top three things you hope to get out of (get as a result of) your university days?
Task 2. Click on the link. Read Tips for Adjusting to University Life and Resources at the Counseling Services and compare it to your student life in your university. Draw a mind map for each university.

Task 3. Phototalking. Take 3 photos of your student life and talk about it. Use snapvine to record your comments.

Unit 6. Cartoons!

Cartoons or anime? what is the difference?

Read the following discussion:


How To Draw A Cartoon Man

For more on cartoon drawing go to Videojug
Now want to draw with a MAESTRO...? Watch the following video and learn to draw birds and bulls... really easy.. So, let's watch The MAESTRO in action


‘Visite à Picasso’ (1950) 20m, dir. Paul Haesaerts A poetic treatment which includes the artist painting on glass while facing the camera, shot at Picasso's home in Vallauris, accompanied by some fairly moody organ music in this very dark, but captivating film. The artist here takes on the character of an eminence-grise, an alchemist engulfed in the "sol y sombra" of his laboratory-studio, filmed in gorgeous black and white.

This item is part of the collection: Academic Film Archive of North America

Now, if you were a super hero ... which one would yo be? Take the super heroe quiz and find it out.
Here we have a look at some concepts and comics that are important to know to help us decide how we are going to create a cartoon strip...as a fun project....

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Well, this is something really fun! Imagine you can create your own cartoons. Let's do that just for fun. Go to http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix.php and try to design a cartoon. First, write a short conversation with two characters. Next, start designing your cartoon. Just follow the instructions. Don't forget to send me your cartoon by email.

Here is another great place to design your cartoon...Witty Comic

This is a bonus task to get extra credits for your 2nd term.
 

Keep on shining!

Sources: Internet Archive , make Beliefs Comix, Video Jug

Movies and Environment

Find more videos like this on International Collaboration


This is another great oral presentation by Eugenia Perez... Enjoy it... I did... I haven't seen that movie but after listening to Eugenia ...for sure I'm going to. The Environment part was great, too. Listen and follow those tips..

Unit 5. Environment! Let's go green!

Environment... what a great word... environment is everywhere... Looking after our environment means we are caring for and keeping clean the place where we live. The planet and what's happening in it, should be everybody♥s concern.

In this unit, we discuss environmental issues, find out how we are helping to hurt our planet and finally think of ways to go green and awaken our ecological spirit.

Firstly, we will be discussing and learning new vocabulary related to climate change, and global warming.
Task 1
Reading: Global Warming.





Task 2
Brainstorm a environmental mind map.
Task 3
Visit some of the following sites to read and learn more about this interesting and important issue in our lives.

• What is Global Warming?
• Interactive quiz: The Environment
• Animated guide to the effects of greenhouse gases
  
• My tips for protecting our planet

• A Primer: Global Warming & Climate Change
• Glossary of Climate Change Terms, Source - EPA
• Al Gore Announces "7 Point Pledge"
• The Effect of Global Warming

Task 4
Watch the following videos and write your opinion:

For more videos, rollmio.com





Task 5
Make a video or power point presentation explaining your environmental worries as well as some tips on how we can become green.

cartoon source: www.andysinger.com