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Open-Licensed Content: The Missing Piece [Formal Session: Open Source Lab] Monday, 6/29/2009, 8:30am–9:30am WWCC 152 B Presented by Karen Fasimpaur at NECC 2009 in Washington DC

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3 - Open licensing your own work


There are several ways you can open license your own work. Here are some options:


 * Easy: Just write "licensed under Creative Commons Attribution" (or the license of your choice) on your work or web site.
 * Medium: Use the Creative Commons wizard. After you answer a few easy questions, it will give you a license badge you can paste on your work and even code you can paste in your web site if you want. (This is optional but will get you into CC search engines.)

Other activities:


 * Spread the word! Tell three people you know about CC licensing!

Resources:


 * Videos about CC

Conclusion
Additional resources:


 * Annotated delicious tags for open ed
 * More about Open Ed
 * Creative Commons

Instructions for uploading to the K12 Open CD site


 * Go to the K12 Open Media Builder. Note: This site is usually password protected, but will be opened to the public on workshop days. If you want to upload original images after that time, email me at karen at opened DOT com.
 * Click Add New on the left side.
 * Fill in the required information.
 * For a file name, choose something descriptive, such as microscope.
 * For the credit, include your name (or whoever took the photo).
 * Make sure the photo is an original work that you are willing to open license and check the box indicating that.
 * Choose categories and relevant subjects as appropriate.
 * Include as many tags as you can think of. These will be used for people to search the images by.
 * Under Description, include any information that might be useful to end users, such as more detail about the photo.
 * Under Notes, you can write any comments or questions you have for the project organizers. (These will not be seen by end users.)
 * When you are done, click Browse and locate your photo. Then click Save to finish.

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Instructions for uploading to Flickr


 * To upload to Flickr, you first need to create an account.
 * Once you are signed in, click the Upload Photos & Video.
 * Then choose your photo from your hard drive.
 * The default permissions on Flickr is "all rights reserved" (traditional copyright). After you upload your photo, you can click the Edit link to change the license:






 * You can also change your default settings to be a CC license. To do this, go to the You menu at the top of the screen and select Your Account. Click Privacy & Permissions. Scroll down to the Defaults for new uploads section. Edit What license your content will have to select a CC license as a default. Remember that you can always change the license for individual photos.

Note: If you are using Flickr to find CC licensed images, use the Advanced search option and check the box at the bottom to only search CC licensed photos.

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Instructions for uploading to Wikimedia Commons


 * To upload to Wikimedia Commons, you first need to create an account.
 * Once you are logged in, click the Upload file link on the left.
 * Select where the image came from ("entirely my own work" in most cases).
 * At the bottom of the next screen, fill in the details for the photo, including your name as you want to be credited and the license you wish to license under. (Note: If you don't include the appropriate information, your image may be subject to be taken down.)




 * After you have uploaded your image, you will get a link to the image. You can use that to embed the photo in a Wikipedia article.

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Instructions for adding to the Kids Open Dictionary


 * Go to the kids open dictionary site.
 * Choose a word. You can click Instant Karma for a random workd, type a word into the Find box, or click a letter to browse.
 * If the word doesn't already have a definition, add one into the big white box.
 * If the word already has a definition, see if you can improve on it.
 * Tips:
 * Don't be shy. You don't have to be perfect or complete. Others will come by and edit or add later.
 * Make sure to choose the correct part of speech from the drop-down box.
 * If the word has two different definitions (such as the word "revolution"), click "add another definition" to add another definition box.
 * Advanced: Explore the Glossary Builder feature. This lets you create a glossary that can be exported as text, RTF, a PowerPoint, wiki text, or more. This lets you add open glossaries to any resource you create.
 * More instructions are also available here.

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Instructions for contributing to Wikibooks


 * Go to Wikibooks.
 * Choose a book to contribute to. Wikijunior books are geared toward elementary children. Your contributions can be something as basic as editing grammar or punctuation or making something more appropriate for the audience. (This is especially useful in the children's books. Many of the writers are not teachers.)
 * It is best to log in to edit, but it is not required.
 * Once you find something you'd like to add to or edit, you will see a link at the top of each page that says "Edit this page." Click there to edit.
 * Make your changes, and show the preview to see how it looks. When you are happy with what you've done, click Save page to save them.
 * For more tips, a guide to editing is available here. You can also get help here.

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Instructions for contributing to a Wikipedia article


 * Go to Wikipedia.
 * Find an article you'd like to contribute to. An article about your home town or school is a good choice to start. Your contributions can be something as basic as editing grammar or punctuation or making something more clear.
 * It is best to log in to edit, but it is not required.
 * Once you find something you'd like to add to or edit, you will see a link at the top of each page that says "Edit this page." Click there to edit.
 * Make your changes, and show the preview to see how it looks. When you are happy with what you've done, click Save page to save them.
 * A more detailed guide to editing is available here. You can also get help here.

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