Open Source
Many individuals are willing to contribute their intellectual property to the public domain or for use under Creative Commons (or other) copyrights.
Wikipedia- the open source encyclopedia
Ubuntu- free operating system & software
Apache- web server (you don't see it but you use it everyday!)
Web 2.0 is open source information
The web is built on open source software.
Desktop software is becoming more widely used.
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Why Should I Care? > For educators, most everything you want is available for free! > It is more important than ever to evaluate what your find and use. > We are changing from economy of scarcity and an economy of abundance. |
So, What Should We Do?
1) Use Wikipedia (for the correct purposes); use Wikimedia Commons.
2) Use OpenOffice
3) Become a skilled evaluator of information... today we (and our students) have to be very knowledgeable.
4) Make sure your students are researching... and show them how!