Necc2009B

Open Educational Resources: Share, Remix, Learn [Formal Session: BYOL] Tuesday, 6/30/2009, 12:30pm–1:30pm WWCC 151 B Presented by Karen Fasimpaur at NECC 2009 in Washington DC

Download the full video of the presentation here.

Discussion thread - share your comments, thoughts, best practices, or questions here.

Conclusion
Session evaluation

Additional resources:


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

Instructions for creating a glossary presentation from the Kids Open dictionary


 * Go to the kids open dictionary site.
 * Click the Glossary Builder link on the left.
 * Choose one of the first three sample glossaries. (You can create your own custom glossary by typing in your words separated by commas.)
 * In the resulting list of definitions, some words will have multiple definitions. Put a check mark by the one(s) applicable to your use.
 * Click the PPT button to export as a PowerPoint file. (Other output options are also available.) Download your glossary and save it to your desktop. It can be opened with Open Office Impress or PowerPoint.

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Instructions for finding an open-licensed photo or piece of clip art


 * Find an open-licensed photo piece of clip art that illustrates one of the words in your glossary.
 * Here are some open image repositories to look through:
 * WPClipart
 * Clip art
 * High quality; easy to search
 * Open Clip Art Library
 * Clip art
 * Bigger collection; more variation in quality
 * Flickr
 * Wide variety of photos, including many places and people
 * If you do a search, use the Advanced search option and check the box at the bottom to only search CC licensed photos.
 * Wikipedia
 * The vast majority of images in Wikipedia are open-licensed.
 * Click the image to find license and source
 * Especially good for historical or academic topics
 * The Open Photo Project
 * Smaller collection of high quality photos
 * Image*After
 * Smaller collection of high quality photos
 * Watch for Dreamstime images in search results; these are ads for commercial photos.
 * morgueFile
 * Smaller collection of high quality photos
 * Stock.XCHNG
 * Smaller collection of high quality photos
 * Wikimedia Commons
 * This is the image collection that Wikipedia draws from.
 * Also include images and video


 * Download an image by choosing the appropriate sized image, right-clicking, and choosing Save Image As or Save Picture As. Make sure to record the source for your credit line. (One easy way to do this is in the file name, e.g. mountain-credit Brad Emerson.jpg) If only a screen name is available for a credit, that is fine to use.
 * Add the image to your presentation in Open Office Impress or Powerpoint. Add a credit line. I like to include the source and a URL (but that's optional). Here is an example:



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Instructions for finding open-licensed music or sound effects


 * Find open-licensed music or sound effect to add to your presentation.
 * Here are some repositories to look through, along with tips for each:
 * The Freesound Project
 * Sound effects of every type imaginable
 * You must be registered and logged in to download. (It's free.)
 * Searching by tag on the left is the easiest way to find things.
 * Click a sound you like, and you'll get a download link. (Remember you have to be logged in.)
 * MusOpen
 * Mostly classical and acoustic music
 * Click Music and Browse Music to find something you like.
 * ccMixter
 * Mostly contemporary music; a small number are marked "Not safe for work," generally for adult language.
 * To find music, go to "Find Music" on the left side bar. Then try the Tag Cloud.
 * After choosing a genre, you'll get many choices. Each has a download link you can use when you've chosen one.
 * Make sure to record the source.
 * Wikimedia Commons music
 * Variety, but mostly classical; also has videos
 * Good collection, but the file format is ogg, which most programs don't support. You can convert it with one of the sites mentioned below.

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